Book excerpt: Twenty-one stories of fantasy, space, myth, and magic from the New York Times–bestselling author, “one of the pioneer women in science fiction” (Anne McCaffrey). In the third and final volume of Andre Norton’s High Hallack anthologies, tales of high fantasy, science fiction, and coming of age reach back as far as 1943, yet are as fresh and relevant today as when they were written. High Hallack was a place featured in Norton’s fiction as well as the name of the genre writer’s library she opened in Tennessee. It is a wondrous keep that she called home, and now High Hallack opens its gates and allows these amazing stories to unfold . . .