Science fiction adventure from the legendary Andre Norton.Â A heroic young woman seeks her origins as she comes of age on worlds of peril and alien mystery.Â Two Andre Norton Forerunner novels,

The Forerunner Factor

Science fiction adventure from the legendary Andre Norton.Â A heroic young woman seeks her origins as she comes of age on worlds of peril and alien mystery.Â Two Andre Norton Forerunner novels, Forerunner and Forerunner: The Second Venture, featuring young Forerunner/human hybrid Simsa collected for the first time in one volume.Â

Â Forerunner

On ancient port world planet Kuxortal, young Simsa grows up among garbage pickers who live upon the ancient ruins of a fallen galactic civilizationâ€“the Forerunners. But Simsa has always been different. Her skin is iridescent blue-black and she shares a telepathic bond with an alien pet, a bat like zorsal.Â When Simsaâ€™s mentor dies, she must scrape a poor existence from an unyielding planet. But then Thom, a star ranger, arrives from the heavens, and he leads Simsa on a path to the discovery of her origins that takes both through danger to the ultimate revelation. The truth may lie below in the ancient high tech Forerunner ruins where Simsa was first discovered as a infant, but these cavernous mazes are far from quiet and deadâ€“and what Simsa discovers there will change her life, and perhaps galactic civilization itself, forever.

Â Forerunner: The Second Venture

Simsa has escaped the criminal guilds of Kuxortal only to find herself held prisoner by starfaring humans intent on discovering the secrets of the Forerunners contained within her. With the aid of her pet zorsal, Simsa escapes her captors and crash lands on a sandy world full of danger and mysteryâ€“another world touched by ancient Forerunner civilization. Now Simsa must escape death at alien hands while battling the spirit within her that seeks to possess her very being and transform her into something utterly inhuman.Â But though the ancient Forerunners may have been technologically advanced beyond comprehension, they have never reckoned with the courage and gritty determination of one young woman determined to keep her freedom and write her own destiny among the stars.

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About Andre Norton:

â€œThe Grand Dame of Science Fictionâ€¦â€â€“Time

â€œOne of the all-time masters.â€â€“Peter Straub

â€œAndre Norton is a superb storyteller whose skill draws the reader completely into a fantastic other worldâ€¦â€â€“Chicago Tribune

â€œNorton's renowned story-telling magic is present in abundance . . .â€â€“Future Retrospective

Country	USA
Author	Andre Norton
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
Brand	Norton, Andre
EAN	9781451638806
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	1451638809
Label	Baen
Manufacturer	Baen
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	544
PublicationDate	2013-02-26
Publisher	Baen
ReleaseDate	2013-02-26
Studio	Baen

The Forerunner Factor

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