β Scribed by Schmitz, James H.
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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 star ship 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 chieftain 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. A rollicking novel from the master of space adventure.
'Warmly memorable, charming and thought-provoking' F&SF
James H. Schmitz (1911-1981) was born in Germany of American parents and served in the USAF during the Second World War. He began writing sf with 'Greenface' for Unknown in 1943. His other books include Agent of Vega, The Demon Breed, A Pride of Monsters and The Eternal Frontiers.
Library : Science Fiction
Universes : The Witches of Karres [01]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9781416509158
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### About the Author James H. Schmitz was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1911 of American parents. He spent the years of the First World War in the United States, then went back to Germany to complete his schooling. Aside from several trips to the United States, he lived in Germany until 1938, return
### About the Author James H. Schmitz was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1911 of American parents. He spent the years of the First World War in the United States, then went back to Germany to complete his schooling. Aside from several trips to the United States, he lived in Germany until 1938, return
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