Earthborne
A Short Story by Andre Norton
Edition Used for Analysis:
[Masters of Fantasy] (2006) Edited by Bill Fawcett and Brian Thomsen, Published by BAEN, PB, 1-416-50927-5, $7.99, 563pg ~ cover by Jeff Easley
Synopsis:
It’s a time after the Turning and rebuilding is underway. Mereth a lady of Lormt, mute and lacking the Old Talent of Mind-Touch, discovers a frightening scene in a field. As the people of Lormt try to solve the mystery trouble breaks out among the villagers. Mereth rescues one of the villagers and brings her into Lormt. This leads to a battle with an evil from below, and Mereth gains a great gift.
Timeline Points:
- pg. 41-42. "It was almost as if the constant alerts, necessary before the Warding, having now vanished, had opened the way for the flowering of learning." (see: The Warding of Witch World)
- pg. 42. "Towers brought low by the Dance of the Mountains, were now near restored." refers to The Turning. (see: Three Against the Witch World)
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