Captain Pausert, master of the old pirate-chaser Venture has finally found his niche. Unlucky in love and unsuccessful in business on his home planet, he seems to have a knack for selling job-lot cargoes around the fringes of the Empire. In fact, he's so far ahead of the game that he even finds time for the occasional heroic act. Like rescuing three poor child-slaves from their abusive masters. And then discovers he's broke again, wanted by the authorities and at odds with the most malevolent force in all of space. For ...
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Captain Pausert, master of the old pirate-chaser Venture has finally found his niche. Unlucky in love and unsuccessful in business on his home planet, he seems to have a knack for selling job-lot cargoes around the fringes of the Empire. In fact, he's so far ahead of the game that he even finds time for the occasional heroic act. Like rescuing three poor child-slaves from their abusive masters. And then discovers he's broke again, wanted by the authorities and at odds with the most malevolent force in all of space. For Pausert hasn't rescued any ordinary put-upon juvenile slaves but three of the legendary witches of Karres complete with awesome psi powers...
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Good. No Jacket. Ex Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Brown boards with black spinecover, light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Prior owner stamp on title page.
I first read this book a couple of years after it originally came out. It's a fabulous fun read, imaginative even compared to things written today, with original ideas and great, likable characters. My favorite has always been "Goth," the young "true witch of Karres," the little girl who stares at you like a weasel about to bite if you threaten her, and "The Captain," Captain Pausert, who apparently has no first name. I loved this book back then, and for October, 2009, I recommended it to my book club, and we all loved it now. It's entertaining, enjoyable to read, a "rollicking fun ride" and one of my all-time favorite books -- and I'm a huge reader.
PsychoticusRex
Jan 24, 2008
Murphy's star ship
Wonderful story, lovely characters, excellent development and is laudably succeeded by "The Wizard of Karres". If anything can go wrong, it does and remember there are honest to Pantham kleptomaniac witches on board so neither the laws of man nor physics necessarily apply.
