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### From Publishers Weekly SFWA Grand Master Norton (*Wizards' Worlds*, etc.) delivers her first solo novel in more than five years, a solid stand-alone inspired by the border wars between England and Scotland. Three outspoken and appealing princesses, the triplets Tamara, Sabina and Drucilla, narrate in turn their action-packed adventures in the gloomy underground "Dismals," to which their kidnappers have consigned them. There the sisters meet a peculiar young man who could be an ally, but in the end they must rely largely on their own wits and telepathic powers to thwart their enemies' evil designs. While aimed primarily at younger readers, older fantasy fans will be charmed as well. *Agent, Jack Byrne at Sternig and Byrne. (Apr. 20)* Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ### From Booklist The late grand mistress of sf and fantasy delivers yet another adventure with engaging characters, an unusual setting, and a thoroughly worked-out plot. The three telepathic daughters of a border lord are abducted as a ploy in a longstanding feud, and are left to die in the underground Dismals, where they meet a young man and his felinoid companion. With his aid, they learn not only a long-held secret but also a way, if fortune favors, to defeat both new and old evils. This tale is told with all of Norton's charm and vigor, not to mention yet another set of strong women accompanied by cats or reasonable facsimiles thereof, showing once more why she has maintained her popularity for more than a half-century. Unlike some of her recent books in established series, it constitutes a good introduction to her strengths for those who haven't yet encountered them. *Frieda Murray* *Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved*