Andre Norton, a talented, ground-breaking science fiction writer, has died.
Norton requested before her death that she not have a funeral service, but instead asked to be cremated along with a copy of her first and last novels.
Born Alice Mary Norton on February 17, 1912, in Cleveland, she wrote more than 130 books in many genres during her career of nearly 70 years. She used a pen name — which she made her legal name in 1934 — because she expected to be writing mostly for young boys and thought a male name would help sales.
Xur writes, "Her books span generations and genres, and Witch world is possibly her most famous creation. The High Hallack Genre Writers' Research Library – a project of Ms. Norton's lifetime has officially opened on 28th February 1999."
(Thanks, Xur and the codan armada!)
