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Loading... The Witches of Karres (1966)by James H. Schmitz (Author)
This was a swooping delight of an old-school sci-fi adventure. It was written back in 1966 and I'd never heard of it until last week. The writing was inventive- so inventive, in fact, that whenever Schmitz found himself at what could be a sticky plot point, he invented a new word/entity/force to get his heroes out of the jam. So just rell the vatch and go along for a dizzying, ridiculous and enjoyable ride. Goofy like Pratchett, only with less internal coherence. And I don't mean that in a bad way. Surreal sci-fi can be fun, and this is undeniably fun. I would have loved it with all my heart had I the good fortune to read it as a kid. (  ) satyridae | Apr 5, 2013 |  This is one of my favorite books. Glad that it has come back into print again with the rest of James Schmitz's stories that Eric Flint compiled & re-printed. (  ) barbgarcia1987 | Mar 6, 2011 | This has to be the most humorous scifi fantasy ever! Bless Mr. Schmitz for creating this wonderful universe, that I need to visit again and again and again!! (  ) shireling | Feb 24, 2011 | I`m in midread, and shall therefore remain mute, but this is a favourite of one friend. He has been pestering me to read it for years and frequently rereads it himself. thesmellofbooks | Aug 18, 2010 | I almost didn't read this because of the back cover description. I'm glad I did. The plot is light scifi, but the characters are charming. The main voice is similar to Hamelin's protagonist in Time Enough for Love. The universe is well-constructed and interesting. It's space opera without being as heavy or long as many of the classics. (  ) zsms | Sep 10, 2009 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 044189853X, Paperback)Captain Pausert, master of the old pirate-chaser "Venture", seems to have a knack for selling job-lot cargoes around the fringes of the Empire. He's so ahead of the game that he has time to rescue three child slaves, only to find out that they are three witches of Karres with awesome psi powers.(retrieved from Amazon Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:51:40 -0400) "Captain Pausert thought his luck had finally turned - but he did not yet realize it was a turn for the worse. On second thought, make that a turn for the disastrous!" "Unlucky in love, unsuccessful in business, he thought he had finally made good with his battered starship Venture, cruising around the fringes of the Empire and successfully selling off odd-ball cargoes which no one else had been able to sell. He was all set to return home, where his true love was faithfully waiting for him...he hoped." "But then he made the fatal mistake of freeing three slave children from their masters (who were suspiciously eager to part with them). They were just trying to be helpful, but those three adorable little girls quickly made Pausert the mortal enemy of his fiancee, his home planet, the Empire, warlike Sirians, psychopathic Uldanians, the dread pirate chieftan Laes Yango - and even the Worm World, the darkest threat to mankind in all of space.". "And all because those harmless-looking little girls were in fact three of the notorious and universally feared Witches of Karres."--BOOK JACKET.… (more) |
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