The Scent of Magic, Andre Norton
The Scent of Magic, Andre Norton
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The Scent of Magic

Author: Andre Norton

Series: Five Senses

Narrator: Katelyn Levering

Unabridged: 12 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2025

Synopsis

“A heady mixture of Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and aromatherapy in this new magical adventure” from the Science Fiction Grand Master (Publishers Weekly).An orphaned child and captive scullery maid, young Willadene possesses an uncanny ability to sense and understand the magical odors that pervade her world. It is this remarkable talent—or curse—that carries her far from the fetid kitchen into an apprenticeship with a revered herbalist and ultimately to the highest circles of the Ducal court. But there is depravity lurking within the castle’s walls, inspiring brazen treacheries and usurpations—and foul abduction as unthinkable as it is unexpected. And an innocent girl finds the heightened sense that has been her fortune is now drawing her down into a maelstrom of evil.

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 Kogiopsis on January 12, 2025

Read as part of my ongoing shelf audit. Verdict: it's possible that, despite everything, I just... don't like Andre Norton. I have long found it interesting to read old SFF, especially by those considered masters of the genre, but between this and Elvenblood, I'm afraid one of the genre's most famous......more

Goodreads review by Beth on November 08, 2015

He was definitely no Jafar, and I totally want Sssaaaa as a pet.......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on January 11, 2024

I chose to read Scent of Magic by Andre Norton for the second prompt of the 52 Book Club 2024 Reading Challenge. Prompt Two: Bibliosmia: A smelly book Favorite Quote: "But what I am - surely not what I always believed myself to be." Why I chose this book: When I saw the prompt, I was absolutely determ......more

Goodreads review by Nona on March 15, 2013

No matter how many times I have read this story, I love it more each read.......more

Goodreads review by Ahmad on October 22, 2018

I enjoyed the book so much. It is one of those fiction books that succeed to take you to another world and completely immerse you in its details. The characters are a bit two dimensional, so you just know the parts about them where it serve the story line, but it does not affect the overall depth of......more

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