Project Gutenberg 2006-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 169 Norton, Andre 1912 2005 Norton, Alice Mary Norton, Andre Alice North, Andrew The Gifts of Asti Produced from Fantasy Book Vol. 1, No. 3 1948. Produced by Greg Weeks, Geetu Melwani and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Gifts of Asti" by Andre Norton is a fantasy novel written in the late 1940s. The story follows Varta, the last priestess of the god Asti, who embarks on a perilous journey after her home city of Memphir falls to barbarian invaders. This tale explores themes of survival, destiny, and the search for truth in a richly imagined world where ancient powers still influence the present. In "The Gifts of Asti," Varta, accompanied by Lur, a scaled creature who shares a mental bond with her, must navigate the treacherous depths of the world following the collapse of her civilization. As they traverse through desolate landscapes and encounter mysterious entities, they discover remnants of an ancient space-faring race and an enigmatic living lake. The narrative sees Varta uncover her purpose as a protector and ultimately leads her to revive a man from another world, hinting at the possibility of rekindling a lost heritage. Through her journey, Varta embodies the resilience of the human spirit against the backdrop of life's challenges, all under the watchful guidance of her god, Asti. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 60143 2025-07-08T07:15:32.295683 text/html 56758 2006-08-11T05:56:06 text/html 288323 2025-07-08T07:15:35.894687 application/epub+zip 287094 2025-07-08T07:15:33.818697 application/epub+zip 86775 2025-07-08T07:15:32.816673 application/epub+zip 371034 2025-07-08T07:15:37.460685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363695 2025-07-08T07:15:35.319695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139387 2022-09-09T07:13:50.872584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54142 2025-07-08T07:15:32.053683 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54068 2006-08-11T05:56:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19943 2025-07-08T07:15:37.581645 application/rdf+xml 11707 2025-07-08T07:15:33.314668 image/jpeg 3248 2025-07-08T07:15:33.068691 image/jpeg 333459 2006-08-11T05:56:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 21074 2006-08-11T05:56:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 396678 2025-07-08T07:15:32.306706 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia