Sargasso of Space, Andre Norton
Sargasso of Space, Andre Norton
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Sargasso of Space

Author: Andre Norton

Series: Solar Queen

Narrator: Will Tulin

Unabridged: 6 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/17/2026


Synopsis

Stellar exploration—and depredation—in the exciting first novel in the Solar Queen series from a "superb storyteller" (The New York Times).
 
In the future, venturing out into the stars is more than a way for humanity to chart the cosmos—it's big business. Every time a new planet is discovered, the highest bidder gets first dibs with exclusive property rights for a year. Anything they can find, they can keep.
 
The planet Limbo was considered a waste of rock to most, which is the only reason apprentice cargo master Dane Thorson and the rest of the crew of the Solar Queen could afford to bid on it. But they soon discover that Limbo is far from uninhabited, the Solar Queen is far from the first ship to explore it—and they can never leave . . .
 
With her many beloved series, including the Solar Queen novels, Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master Andre Norton remains "one of the most popular authors of our time" (Publishers Weekly).

About Andre Norton

For well over a half century, Andre Norton was one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy authors in the world. With series such as Time Traders, Solar Queen, Forerunner, Beast Master, Crosstime, and Janus, as well as many stand-alone novels, her tales of adventure have drawn countless readers to science fiction. Her fantasy novels, including the bestselling Witch World series, her Magic series, and many other unrelated novels, have been popular with readers for decades. Lauded as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, she is the recipient of a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention. An Ohio native, Norton lived for many years in Winter Park, Florida, and died in March 2005 at her home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ian on January 19, 2025

This straight-forward space adventure from 1955 seems to be a product of its time. It’s plot driven, with Jetsons style finned space ships, ray guns, mysterious planets, and an entirely male dominated environment (no women were harmed or, indeed, mentioned in the making of this story). One of the fir......more

Goodreads review by Sandy on August 22, 2011

"Sargasso of Space" is the opening novel in Andre Norton's so-called "Dane Thorson series," and is a fine introduction to the books that follow. In this first volume we meet Dane Thorson, a young cargo-apprentice who is assigned (by mechanical Psycho selection) to the trader ship Solar Queen. The cr......more