The Solar Queen

Title attributed to Andre Norton

The Solar Queen

Contains ~

v Plague Ship [as Andrew North] (1956) * Published by Gnome Press, HC, LCCN 56007843, $2.75, 192pg ~ cover by Ed Emshwiller

v Sargasso of Space [as Andrew North] (1955) * Published by Gnome Press, HC, LCCN 55005464, $2.50, 185pg ~ cover by Ed Emshwiller

Bibliography ~

¯ (2003) * Published by TOR, HC, 0-765-30054-0, $25.95, 382pg ~ cover by Julie Bell {Orange Paper Boards}

¯ (2004) * Published by SFBC, HC, # 61654, $12.49, 382pg ~ cover by Julie Bell

¯ (2004) * Published by TOR, TP, 0-765-30055-9, $14.95, 382pg ~ cover by Julie Bell

Synopsis ~

The Solar Queen is one of Andre Norton's best-selling SF series, with four original novels published between 1955 and 1971. Following the career of young Dane Thorson, who starts as an assistant to the cargo master, Sargasso of Space and Plague Ship are adventures that take the independent free-trader ship Solar Queen to exotic planets. Norton captures, with great excitement and interest, the camaraderie of the diverse crew and the way they pull together, their wits and instincts to work through tight spots and beat seemingly impossible odds. Through these two novels, as Dane Thorson grows into his job, the reader is treated to vintage space opera with a sense of wonder about the mysteries that face humankind out in the galaxy beyond Earth. As Dane Thorson and his crewmates deal with the special problems of a small interstellar cargo ship, readers will be glued to their seats, wondering how these plucky, determined spacefarers can get themselves through the nasty scrapes that dog the spaceways.

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