Witch World
by:
Andre Norton (author)
Andre Norton enthralled readers for decades with thrilling tales of people challenged to the limits of their endurance in epic battles of good against evil. None are more memorable than her Witch World novels. Simon Tregarth, a man from our own world, escapes his doom through the gates to the...
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Andre Norton enthralled readers for decades with thrilling tales of people challenged to the limits of their endurance in epic battles of good against evil. None are more memorable than her Witch World novels. Simon Tregarth, a man from our own world, escapes his doom through the gates to the Witch World. There he aids the witch Jaelithe's escape from the hounds of Alizon, only to find himself embroiled in a deeper war against an even deadlier foe: the Kolder.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780441897087 (0441897088)
Publish date: January 1st 1986
Publisher: Ace
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Series: Witch World Series 1: The Estcarp Cycle 0 (#1)
What can one say. This is the groundbreaker for so much current fantasy. I loved it, and it's around the 5th-6th time I've read it.
I'm starting a massive re-read of Witch World novels (at least those I can get hold of - which seems to be 24 out of 30+). I read most of them over 30 years ago. I won't be writing major reviews, but let's just say I'm pleasantly surprised how well this one has held up compared to some of her SF nov...
A fun, quick fantasy with some nicely done action scenes and a bit of romance. Listened to the audio read by Nick Podehl who was pleasant enough to listen to though not overly exciting.
A man finds himself on an alternate world and possessed of psychic powers, and while these powers are not uncommon on the other world they are only possessed by women. A YA Fantasy classic from before there was a YA publishing category.
Reread: Sept 2012There's nothing better than a dose of Norton when in need of a comfort read.When I was a lad growing up in St. Charles, MO, the library we frequented (a converted shop near the freeway exit, long since sacrificed to the country's love affair with shopping malls [sigh]) had two floor...
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