There is only one character I ever directly based on a historical one and that is Koris of The Witch World who is modeled on Bertrand du Guesclin, the abnormally ugly hero of French history.' That is also from Paul Goode, who notes that du Guesclin lived from 1320 to 1380.Set on a planet in a parallel universe where magic is a reality, these three high fantasy novels from the Witch World series transport you to the eastern continent of Estcarp, illustrating why prolific author Andre Norton was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. I once had a villain turn into a second hero. I have an idea in mind, but once I begin writing, the main characters take over on their own, often changing in the process. Harrison asked Norton if any of her characters were based on any person, living or historical, and Norton replied, 'No. An interview with Andre Norton by Willard Harrison was printed in 1974 in Huitloxopetl #9, a fanzine published by Meade and Penny Frierson. * Koris of Gorm was modeled on a historical person. Thanks to Paul Goode over at the Andre Norton forum for this tidbit.

That is according to Len Collins in an article entitled 'The World of Andre Norton' in a 1964 Canadian fanzine called TTH. *Witch World was originally called Quatpe of Swords. The collection is organized by cycles and series (Estcarp Cycle, High Hallack Cycle, The Turning, Secrets of Witch World) followed by collections of Witch World short stories, and other books which contain at least one Witch World short story or novella. I am not collecting variant printings of books that look the same except for price, ISBN for example, I am not trying to get its and 11th printings of Witch World, which use the same cover as the 10th printing which I already have. All have the same cover art, but use significantly different logos/typestyles for the author name and title, or are different sizes (the 1968 printing is smaller). I also consider a book a different edition if it uses a significantly different typestyle for the title/author for example, see the 1968, 1970, 19 US printings of Sorceress of the Witch World. Instead, I am collecting books with a different binding, size, or cover art. *A word on editions: my definition of “edition” includes different printings I am not trying to collect every single printing. I have a complete collection of titles in the series (though not all editions/printings a long way to go there).

Most of the Norton books I own belong to this series.

Andre norton witch world series