''The Many Worlds of Andre Norton'' is a collection of fantasy and

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short stories by American writer Andre Norton, edited by

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. It was first published in August 1974 in simultaneous hardcover editions by Chilton (US) and Thomas Nelson (Canada). A paperback edition, retitled ''The Book of Andre Norton'' and omitting the name of the editor, was issued by DAW Books in October 1975, and was reprinted in November 1977, July 1981 and September 1987. The book collects seven novellas and short stories along with one essay by Norton, with an introduction by

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, an essay on Norton by Rick Brooks, and a bibliography of Norton's works as of 1975 by Helen-Jo Jakusz Hewitt. The stories include the

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tale "The Toads of Grimmerdale".

*"Introduction" (

) *"The Toads of Grimmerdale" (from '' Flashing Swords! #2'', edited by Lin Carter, 1974) *"London Bridge" (from '' The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', v. 45, no. 4, October 1973) *"On Writing Fantasy" (from ''Dipple Chronicle'', November/December 1971) *"Mousetrap" (from '' The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', v. 6, no. 6, June 1954) *"All Cats Are Gray" (from '' Fantastic Universe'', v. 1, no. 2, August–September 1953) *"The Long Night of Waiting" (from ''

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'', edited by

, 1974) *"The Gifts of Asti" (from '' Fantasy Book'', v. 1, no. 3, July 1948) *"Long Live Lord Kor!" (from ''

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'', no. 2, September 1970) *"Andre Norton: Loss of Faith" ( Rick Brooks) (from ''Dipple Chronicle'', November/December 1971) *"Andre Norton Bibliography" ( Helen-Jo Jakusz Hewitt)

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