The Prince Commands

By Andre Norton

Long out of print, this is the very first novel ever published by the wildly prolific Andre Norton, who in her long life (she died in 2005) wrote over 170 novels (alone and with co-authors), edited or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052348058X
• ISBN13: 9780523480589
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This is Andre Norton's 1st book.

The Prince Commands (1934) This is Andre Norton's first book. The late grand mistress of science fiction and fantasy wrote an Author's Note in this book of: Author's Note: "Once, some few years ago, a boy begged a story of me. It was to be of "sword fights and impossible things" I complied as best I could with this imaginary tale of Courts and Castles, Crown Princes and Communists. The telling of it was not of days or weeks, but in months. Here, John, is your story of "impossible thing." Back to the review: I don't know who John was ,but the whole community of Science Fiction and Fantasy readers owes John a great deal. Andre Norton wrote her first book as far as I know in 1934 and her last one, by herself, in 2005. She died March 17, 2005 and her publisher rushed a copy of Three Hands from Scorpio, her last, to her death bed for her to see. Andre Norton wrote more an a hundred novels. She was noted for having found success through writing young adult and children's stories. She was the first woman to have been awarded Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy and the Nebula Grand Master Awards. Let's see that's 71 years of writing. Pretty good for a librarian from Cleveland, Ohio. "Raised in America, Michael Karl learns at eighteen that he is heir to the throne of Morvania, a Balkan kingdom threatened by revolution and by the sinister Werewolf, a mountain marauder of more than human reputation whose followers may be less than human." "The moment he arrives in Morvania, Michael Karl is plunged into a seething plot and counterplot, and deadly danger. His death would greatly benefit some very powerful adversaries. Michael embarks on a desperate, thrilling scheme. If it succeeds, the future of Morvania will be changed for the good. If he fails Michael will die..." On a personal note, Andre Norton's was the very first Science Fiction that I ever read, sometime in the 1950's, I believe. My Brother had purchased the paperback version of Andre Norton's Starman's Son and let me read it. I was hooked. Have been ever since. Highly recommended for fans of Andre Norton with a WARNING. Even though Andre Norton is best known for her Science Fiction and later fantasy, this is neither. It is simply a superb action adventure. My ex-library copy had it mislabeled as science fiction. I don't believe any Andre Norton library would be complete without this book Gunner April, 2008

Move Over Rudolf Rassendyll!

Michael Karl's dreams for the future do *not* include becoming the monarch of an obscure Ruritanian kingdom but he soon discovers he has no say in the matter. He, the result of a misalliance between a Morvanian Prince and an American girl, is now the sole heir to the throne. However not all of his future subjects are welcoming. On his way to his capital Michael Karl is captured and threatened by a rebel leader known as the Werewolf, apparently because he is one! Escaping Michael lands on the doorstep of an American Journalist in the guise of a distressed fellow citizen resolutely concealing his royal identity. All Michael wants is to go home to America but even incognito he can't help but get caught up in the political turmoil of his ancestral land and begins to wonder if maybe the Werewolf doesn't have a point after all.