Ralestone Luck

Andre Norton

The Floating Press, Dec 1, 2011 - Fiction - 224 pages

Though Andre Norton made her name as one of the first female writers to find acclaim in the male-dominated genre of science fiction, Ralestone Luck is one of Norton's forays into historical fantasy and fiction. This thrill-a-minute tale follows a group of siblings on a quest to retrieve a storied ancient sword that will restore their family's glory and power.

Contents

• Chapter I The Ralestones Come Home: 5
• Chapter II The Luck of the Lords of Lorne: 21
• Chapter III The Ralestones Entertain an Unobtrusive Visitor: 35
• Chapter IV Pistols for TwoCoffee for One: 50
• Chapter V Their Tenant Discovers the Ralestones: 64
• Chapter VI Satan Goes AHunting and Finds Work for Idle Hands: 78
• Chapter VII By Our Luck: 92
• Chapter VIII GreatUncle Rick Walks the Hall: 106
• Chapter IX Portrait of a Lady and a Gentleman: 120
• Chapter X Into the Swamp: 133
• Chapter XI Ralestones to the Rescue: 146
• Chapter XII The Ralestones Bring Home a Reluctant Guest: 159
• Chapter XIII On Such a Night as this: 172
• Chapter XIV Pirate Ways Are Hidden Ways: 186
• Chapter XV Pieces of EightRalestones Fate: 199
• Chapter XVI Ralestones Stand Together: 210
• Chapter XVII The Return of Rick Ralestone: 224
• Chapter XVIII Rupert Brings Home His Marchioness: 236

About the author

Born Alice Mary Norton on February 17, 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio, she legally changed her name to Andre Alice Norton in 1934. She attended the Flora Stone Mather College of Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve) for a year then took evening courses in journalism and writing that were offered by Cleveland College, the adult division of the same university. Norton was a librarian for the Cleveland Library System then a reader at Gnome Press. After that position, she became a full-time writer. She is most noted for writing fantasy, in particular the Witch World series. Her first book The Prince of Commands was published in 1934. Other titles include Ralestone Luck, Magic in Ithkar, Voorloper, Uncharted Stars, The Gifts of Asti and All Cats are Gray. She also wrote under the pen names Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston She was the first woman to receive the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy and the Nebula Grand Master Award. She has also received a Phoenix Award for overall writing achievement, a Jules Verne Award, and a Science Fiction Book Club Book of the Year Award for her title The Elvenbane. In 1997 she was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. She died on March 17, 2005.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ralestone Luck
• Author: Andre Norton
• Publisher: The Floating Press, 2011
• ISBN: 1775455726, 9781775455721
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / General; Fiction / Historical / General