Accompanying him is Goth, the Leewit, Hulik do Eldel, and Vezzarn from the original story, along with Pul, Hantis' talking grik-dog. Plot summary Īfter safely arriving at the planet Emris at the end of the previous story, Captain Pausert is asked to transport the Nartheby sprite Hantis on an important mission so that she can meet with the Empress. The story describes how Captain Pausert is found to have klatha ( psionic) powers that increase over the course of the story, where he is called a witch, a 'hot witch', and finally a wizard. The book uses the same characters as the original novel, and starts about where the original ended. The Wizard of Karres is a novel by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer that was published by Baen Books in 2004, as a sequel to The Witches of Karres by James H.

A rollicking novel from the master of space adventure.Īt the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).First edition, cover art by Steve Hickman 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.Īnd all because those harmless-looking little girls were in fact three of the notorious and universally feared Witches of Karres. he hoped.īut then he made the fatal mistake of freeing three slave children from their masters (who were suspiciously eager to part with them). He was all set to return home, where his true love was faithfully waiting for him. 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.

On second thought, make that a turn for the disastrous Captain Pausert thought his luck had finally turned-but he did not yet realize it was a turn for the worse.

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