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Several Ace editions of Andre Norton books use the same "About the Author" statement. Such content items should be merged into the title "About the Author (Andre Norton, Ace Books)". To make it convenient for verifiers to decide if an essay in a book fits into this title, the full content of that "About the Author" statement is included here:

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ANDRE NORTON, one of Ace Books' most respected and prolific authors–with over forty books and millions of copies in print–is world renowned for her uncanny ability to create tightly plotted action stories based on her extensive readings in travel, archaeology, anthropology, natural history, folklore and psycho-esper research. With classic understatement, belied by the enthusiastic critical reception of all her books, she has described herself as "... rather a very staid teller of old fashioned stories..."

Miss Norton began her literary career as an editor for her high school paper and quickly progressed to writing, publishing her first book before the age of twenty-one. After graduating from Western University, and working for the Library of Congress for a number of years, she began her writing career in earnest, consistently producing science fiction novels of the highest quality.

Miss Norton presently resides in Florida under the careful management of her feline associates.

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