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Witch Fiction

The Witches of Karres

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  • 1966 first published
  • 344 pages
  • ★ 5.0 (3 ratings)
  • 20 editions
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James H. Schmitz's The Witches of Karres (1966) is a witch fiction novel. It deals with space travelers, witches, space ships and women slaves.

Open Library readers give it an average of 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 23 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions across 3 languages.

At about 344 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About The Witches of Karres

HIS LUCK HAD FINALLY TURNED... ... and for the worse. Unlucky at love, unsuccessful in business, unable to win friends and influence people, Pausert thought he had finally found his niche: captaining the stout old tramp starship VENTURE and her odd-lot cargoes around the fringes of the Empire. He'd even taken to performing the odd noble deed, such as freeing three poor little child-slaves from their abusive masters. Strange, though, how eager those sadistic bullies had been to let them go, and even stranger how quickly those adorable little girls made Pausert the mortal enemy of his fiancee, his planet, the Empire, the Sirians, the Uldunians, the dread pirate chieftain Laes Yango -- and the Worm World, the darkest threat to mankind in all of space. It was all very mysterious -- until Pausert realized that he was dealing not with a trio of underage slaves, but three of THE WITCHES OF KARRES!
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  • Space travelers
  • Witches
  • Space ships
  • Women slaves
  • Science fiction

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Who wrote The Witches of Karres?

The Witches of Karres was written by James H. Schmitz and first published in 1966.

What genre is The Witches of Karres?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction.

How long is The Witches of Karres?

The median edition has 344 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Witches of Karres?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Magician's Nephew, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Silver Chair.

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