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Title: The Witches of Karres by James H. Schmitz, Eric Flint ISBN: 0-7434-8837-7 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.91 (35 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: My Favorite Sci-Fi Novel...
Comment: I first read "The Witches of Karres" when I was twelve years old and happened across it in the stacks of my hometown library. I have never found any science fiction book before or since that could match it in terms of pure enjoyment. It is one of only two or three books that I will not lend under any circumstances (and given that it's a perfect first edition, that I won't even let someone touch). I fell in love with Goth and fancied myself as Pausert in many a happy dream. I had nightmares in which the Sheem Assasin came alive, the fur moving and the body taking shape. I still shudder at the thought after all these years. It's a shame the book didn't win the Hugo that year, because it's so excellent, but that doesn't change anything. My only regrets are that Schmitz never published a sequel (though from what I've read he thought about one and maybe even worked on it a bit) and that I didn't buy a stack of the original Chilton first editions for two bucks a pop while they were still in print! Given today's special effects wizardry, "The Witches of Karres" would make a one heck of a fun movie...
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my favorite books of all time
Comment: A teacher of mine recommended this book to me in high school. It was out of print at the time, so she lent me her own copy. She told me that whenever she was feeling down, this book would cheer her up.
She was right. I've reread this book a half a dozen times in the 10 intervening years, and while it isn't necessarily, it is truly delightful. Captain Pausert's adventures with Goth are a lot of fun to read.
Further, the book affirms the philosophy that the good guys can win, even in a bureaucratic universe, if they're clever enough. This may be the attribute my teacher was talking about when she sent me to read the book (although I think the wonder of the book is something less tangible-- perhaps part of it is the way that the book takes for granted the idea that magic can exist, yet it isn't a traditional fantasy novel).
It's wonderful to see this going back into print. I enthusiastically recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: My all-time favorite sf book
Comment: Poor kind-hearted Captain Pausert thinks he's rescuing 3 child slaves. Turns out the girls are perfectly capable of taking care of themselves and quite adept at creating problems for the captain. I first read this book 30 years ago, and I still chuckle when I think of the delightful interplay between the hapless spaceship captain and his supposedly helpless charges. And Schmitz' description of life on Karres remains my ideal of the way people ought to live. Completely delightful and memorable.
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Title: The Wizard of Karres (LACKEY, MERCEDES) by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Dave Freer, Eric Flint, Dave Freer ISBN: 0743488393 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Agent of Vega & Other Stories by James H. Schmitz, Eric Flint, Guy Gordon ISBN: 0671318470 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: 1634: The Galileo Affair (The Ring of Fire) by Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis ISBN: 0743488156 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Windrider's Oath by David Weber ISBN: 0743488210 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Hub: Dangerous Territory by James H. Schmitz, Eric Flint ISBN: 0671319841 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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