The Witches of Karres is a novel by James H. Schmitz. It is his best known book, and is considered a science fiction classic. It falls within the genre of space opera and features well-developed characters, a mix of both fantasy and hard science fiction as well as a sense of humor. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1967.
Captain Pausert, a well-intentioned, but inexperienced merchant traveler voyaging solo on the old pirate ch...
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The Witches of Karres is a novel by James H. Schmitz. It is his best known book, and is considered a science fiction classic. It falls within the genre of space opera and features well-developed characters, a mix of both fantasy and hard science fiction as well as a sense of humor. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1967.
Captain Pausert, a well-intentioned, but inexperienced merchant traveler voyaging solo on the old pirate chaser Venture from the planet Nikkeldepain, is induced to purchase three young witches (Maleen, Goth, and the Leewit) who had been enslaved on the Imperial planet of Porlumma. The sisters were captured in a raid by Imperial slavers while visiting another planet on a jaunt of their own.
In getting clear of Porlumma, the Venture escapes belated pursuit with the use of the witches' psionic Sheewash drive, which enables far faster transit of distance than is possible with primary or secondary space drives available either in or outside the Empire....
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