Brother to Shadows

This book is vintage Andre Norton. I enjoyed it so much, I am going to attempt to get a hardbound copy so it will last longer than my paperback will. If you are a Andre Norton fan, do not miss out on this book. I can only hope that she will write a sequel. There were so many things that I would like to see enlarged upon. For instance, will Jofre confront the Shagga priests and vindicate himself with the Brotherhood of Shadows. Are he and Tanyan bonded as a couple? What race of people did Jofre come from? What happened to his parents? Why was his escape pod ejected from whatever ship he was on as a baby? What other adventures will our intrepid Zacathan, Shadow Brother, Shadow Sister and Yat encounter? There are so many possiblities open.

This book is not in any way original, or very thought provoking for that manner. But this is bulk sci-fi at its best. It takes a story that has been written at least a dozen times, and remakes it in a way that is very readable and entertaining. The main characters are from a tribe of superwarriors who have to fight much stronger and better equipt enemies. While this is a plot that has been made several times, and by better authors, this books works like most saturday action movies that Hollywood creates. It's not that thought provoking and you know what is going to happen but it is still good entertainment for a rainy day.

Andre Norton as long been one of my favorite authors and one can but hope that there will be more of these books coming.

Brothers and Sisters of Shadow unite to fight evil and greed in the complex instellar reaches.