Sand Sister

~ A Novella in the Witch World Saga by Andre Norton

sand sister 1979

 

Synopsis ~

Tursla was born of the Torpeople in blood and bone but not spirit. Yet her spirit has a twin whose form is sand. When the people of the Tormarsh plan a blood sacrifice of Koris's son to save their dying race, Tursla must stand against her peoples might to save him. Can she do it and can she bear the price she must pay?

 

Bibliography of English Editions ~

  • Heroic Fantasy (1979) Edited by Gerald W. Page & Hank Reinhardt, Published by DAW, PB, 0-879-97455-9, $1.95, 320pg ~ cover by Jad

Write-up from the back of Heroic Fantasy ~

Conan and Frodo, Brak and Kane... Witch World and Middle Earth... lands of terror and lands of wonder... these are the ingredients of Heroic Fantasy.

And here in this exciting new book will be found a harvest of similar wonders, great edge-of-the-seat adventures in derring-do and wizardry in lands of past and future. Here be dragons and witches, here be heroes and heroines, here be plots and counterplots, here be marvels!

New writers and old masters contribute original stories. You will find Andre Norton and H. Warner Munn, Tanith Lee and Charles R Saunders, E.C. Tubb and Manly Wade Wellman, and many more...

Contains:
    7 • Editor's Introduction (Heroic Fantasy) • (1979) • essay by Gerald W. Page and Hank Reinhardt
    11 • Sand Sister • (1979) • novella by Andre Norton
    58 • The Valley of the Sorrows • (1979) • short story by Galad Elflandsson
    69 • Ghoul's-Head • (1979) • short story by Donald J. Walsh, Jr.
    81 • Commentary on Swords and Swordplay • (1979) • essay by Hank Reinhardt
    86 • Astral Stray • (1979) • novelette by Adrian Cole
    105 • Blood in the Mist • (1979) • novelette by E. C. Tubb
    134 • Commentary on Armor • (1979) • essay by Hank Reinhardt
    138 • The Murderous Dove • [Cyrion] • (1979) • short story by Tanith Lee
    153 • Death in Jukun • (1979) • short story by Charles R. Saunders
    169 • The De Pertriche Ring • (1979) • novelette by H. Warner Munn
    206 • Commentary on Courage and Heroism • (1979) • essay by Hank Reinhardt
    211 • The Hero Who Returned • (1979) • novelette by Gerald W. Page
    235 • The Riddle of the Horn • (1979) • short story by Darrell Schweitzer
    251 • The Age of the Warrior • (1979) • short story by Hank Reinhardt
    266 • The Mistaken Oracle • (1979) • short story by A. E. Silas
    280 • Demonsong • [The Secret History of the World] • short story by F. Paul Wilson
    299 • The Seeker in the Fortress • [Kardios] • (1979) • novelette by Manly Wade Wellman

 

  • Lore of the Witch World (1980) Published by DAW, PB, 0-879-97560-1, $1.95, 223pg ~ cover by Michael Whelan (Re-released in 2012)
  • Barbarians (1986) Edited by Robert Adams, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Published by NAL/Signet, PB, 0-451-14054-0, $3.95, 368pg ~ cover by Ken Kelly

Contains:
    7 • Introduction (Barbarians) • essay by Robert Adams
    10 • Scylla's Daughter • [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • (1961) • novella by Fritz Leiber
    65 • Stone Man • [Berserker] • (1967) • novelette by Fred Saberhagen
    96 • Sand Sister • (1979) • novella by Andre Norton
    140 • Swordsman of Lost Terra • (1951) • novelette by Poul Anderson
    184 • The Were-Wolf • (1890) • novelette by Clemence Housman
    217 • Swords Against the Marluk • [Deryni Universe] • (1977) • novelette by Katherine Kurtz
    242 • Not Long Before the End • [Magic Goes Away] • (1969) • short story by Larry Niven
    253 • Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson • [Maureen Birnbaum] • (1982) • short story by George Alec Effinger
    261 • Thurigon Agonistes • (1983) • short fiction by Ardath Mayhar
    270 • Vault of Silence • (1970) • novelette by Lin Carter
    297 • The Other One • [Kane] • (1977) • short story by Karl Edward Wagner
    305 • The Age of the Warrior • (1979) • short story by Hank Reinhardt
    318 • Beyond the Black River • [Conan] • (1935) • novella by Robert E. Howard

 

  • Wizards’ Worlds (1989) Edited by Ingrid Zierhut, Published by TOR, HC, 0-312-93191-3, $17.95, 500pg ~ cover by Lucy Synk (Re-released in 2012)

 

Russian Omnibus Editions ~

  • (1994) Published in Moscow, by Sigma Press and in Zelenograd by Zelenograd, 5-863-14029-1, HC, 448pg ~ cover by D. Avvakumov ~ Russian title Кошачьи врата [Gate Cat]

Contains:

    • "Lore of the Witch World" as "Traditions of the witching world" (collection)
      • "Spider Silk" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 4-48
      • "Sand Sister" as "Sand Sisters" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 48-99
      • "Falcon Blood" as "Blood of the Falcon" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 100-117
      • "Legacy fron Sorn Fen" as "Inheritance from the Sorn Mire" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 118-128
      • "Sword of Unbelief" as "Sword of disbelief" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 129-163
      • "The Toads of Grimmerdale" as "Grimmerdale toads" ~ translation by K. Korolyov, pp. 163-220
      • "Changeling" as "The changeling" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 220-252
    • "The Gate of the Cat" as "Feline Gate" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 253-444

 

  • (2001) Published in Moscow, by AST and St. Petersburg, by Terra Fantastica, 5-170-07078-0 and 5-792-10403-4, HC, 640pg ~ Russian title Преданья колдовского мира. Гнев оборотня. Сокровище Зарстора. [Traditions of the Witching World. Wrath of the werewolf. Zarstor's Treasure]

Contains:

    • "Lore of the Witch World" as "Traditions of the Witching World"
      • "Spider Silk" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 7-62
      • "Sand Sister" as "Sand Sisters" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 63-129
      • "Falcon Blood" as "Blood of the Falcon" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 130-152
      • "Legacy from Sorn Fen" as "The inheritance of the Sorn bog" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 153-167
      • "Sword of Unbelief" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 168-210
      • "The Toads of Grimmerdale" as "Grimmerdale Toads" ~ translation by N. Mikhailov, pp. 211-324
      • "Changerling" as " The changeling" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 285-324
    • "Were-Wrath" as "Wrath of the Werewolf" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, p. 325-372
    • "Zarsthor's Bane" as "Treasure of Zarstor" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, p. 373-538
    • History of the Witching World (reference materials), p. 539-635

 

  • (2021) Published in Moscow, by Azbuka-Atticus, HC, 978-538-91915-25; 608pg ~ cover by E. Salamashenko ~ Russian title Колдовской мир. Тайны Колдовского мира [The Witch's World. Secrets of the Witchcraft World] limited to 4000 copies

Contains:

    • "The Jargoon Pard" as "Magic belt" ~ translation by G. Solovyova, pp. 5-166
    • "Zarsthor's Bane" as "The Curse of Zarstor" ~ translation by G. Solovyova, pp. 167-290
    • "Lore of the Witch World" as "Secrets of the Witchcraft World"
      • "Spider Silk" as "Spider silk" ~ translation by by G. Solovyova, pp. 293-334
      • "Sand Sister" as "Sand Sisters" ~ translation by by G. Solovyova, pp. 335-383
      • "Falcon Blood" as "Falcon Blood" ~ translation by by G. Solovyova, pp. 384-400
      • "Legacy from Sorn Fen" as "The Legacy of the Thorn Quagmires" ~ translation by G. Solovyova, pp. 401-411
      • "Sword of Unbelief" as "Sword of Disbelief" ~ translation by by G. Solovyova, pp. 412-442
      • "The Toads of Grimmerdale" as "Grimmerdale Toads" ~ translation by by G. Solovyova, pp. 443-497
      • "Changeling" ~ translation by by G. Solovyova, pp. 498-526
    • "Ully the Piper" as "Ully-piper" ~ translation by by G. Solovyova, pp. 527-537
    • "One Spell Wizard" as "The Talentless Mage" ~ translation by G. Solovyova, pp. 538-551
    • "Were-Wrath" as "Werewolf's Wrath" ~ translation by G. Solovyova, pp. 552-584
    • "Earthborn" as "Daughter of the Earth" ~ translation by G. Solovyova, pp. 585-605

 

Ukrainian Omnibus Editions ~

  • (2010) Published in Kyiv, Ukraine by Globe, (Fanzine) ~ 784pgs. ~ cover by Rodney Matthews ~ Ukrainian title Колдовской мир-4 [Sorcerer's World -4] ~ Limited to 10 copies and not released until November 2018

Contains:

    • "The Jargoon Pard" as "A leopard belt" ~ translation by K. Prilypko, pp. 5-149
    • "Zarsthor's Bane" as "The Curse of Zarstor" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 151-247
    • "Were-Wrath" as "Wrath of the Werewolf" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 249-277
    • "One Spell Wizard" as "Mediocre magician" ~ translation by E. Drozd, pp. 279-295
    • "Lore of the Witch World" as "Traditions of the Witching World"
      • "Spider Silk" as "Spider silk" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 299-332
      • "Sand Sister" as "Sand Sisters" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 333-372
      • "Falcon Blood" as "Blood of the Falcon" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 373-386
      • "Legacy from Sorn Fen" as "The inheritance of the Sorn bog" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 387-395
      • "Sword of Unbelief" as "Sword of Disbelief" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 396-421
      • "The Toads of Grimmerdale" as "Grimmerdale Toads" ~ translation by K. Korolyov, pp. 422-465
      • "Changeling" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 466-489
    • "The Turning" as "The Consequences of the Great Shift"
      • "Port of Dead Ships" as "Port of the dead ships" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 491-636
      • "Seakeep" by Pauline Griffin as "Sea Fortress" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 637-781

See Also: The Sorcerer's Conspectus entry for this title.

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