The Sorceress of Karres, Eric Flint
The Sorceress of Karres, Eric Flint
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The Sorceress of Karres

Author: Eric Flint, Dave Freer

Narrator: T. Ryder Smith

Unabridged: 11 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/15/2021


Synopsis

As Captain Pausert had often had occasion to observe, life just wasn't fair! Hadn't he (with the help of the notorious witches of Karres, of course) outmaneuvered the deadliest of space pirates and eliminated the threat of the Worm World (as told in The Witches of Karres), after which, at the least, he deserved some time off. No such luck, though, as the Empress herself sent him on a secret mission to stop the nanite plague, but an enemy had somehow convinced the Imperial Fleet that he was actually a wanted criminal, so after a battle leaving his ship in urgent need of repairs all three of them joined an interstellar traveling circus (don't ask!) in order to save the galaxy once again (as told in The Wizard of Karres).

Time for a vacation? Don't be ridiculous—there's a new urgent mission that has Captain Pausert's name on it! This new novel finds the long-suffering Captain and the two young Karres witches—Goth, who vows she will marry him when she grows up, and her younger sister The Leewit—being sent off to investigate mysterious and ominous events in the notorious Chaladoor region of space. Goth soon becomes aware that unknown but surely inimical forces are tracking them, and in order to foil them she takes a desperate route to travel back in time and meet Pausert as a young boy. Meanwhile, the Captain and the Leewit find themselves in the middle of their own desperate situation in the Chaladoor.

Whoever it was who said that a change was as good as a vacation never met any of the Witches of Karres—nor experienced their amazing talent for getting Captain Pausert into trouble.

About Eric Flint

Eric Flint was a bestselling American author and editor celebrated for his influential contributions to science fiction and alternate history. He is best known as the creator of the Ring of Fire series, which begins with 1632, a landmark novel that reimagines a modern American town transported to seventeenth-century Europe. The series became a cornerstone of the genre, praised for its blend of rigorous historical detail, political realism, and expansive world-building.

Flint's writing frequently explored themes of social change, technology, and collective action, often emphasizing how ordinary people shape history under extraordinary circumstances. In addition to his novels, he was a longtime editor at Baen Books, where he championed innovative storytelling and supported emerging voices in speculative fiction. His collaborative projects and open-universe approach helped redefine how shared-world series could evolve.

Known for his clear, energetic prose and idea-driven narratives, Eric Flint's work translates especially well to audiobook format, where the scope and momentum of his stories shine. His legacy endures through a vast body of work that continues to engage listeners who enjoy intellectually stimulating, history-rich speculative fiction.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on February 13, 2021

I enjoyed this volume more than the preceding WIZARD OF KARRES but still not as much as James Schmitz's original WITCHES OF KARRES. I read several reviews, negative and positive, before reading this volume. It was an amusing experience. The book is too long. It's too short. It's too slow. The pacing......more

Goodreads review by Craig on June 16, 2019

This is the second book in the continuation of the classic James H. Schmitz novel that started as a short story over seventy years ago. It's a nice space opera adventure with fantasy flourishes that picks up where The Wizard of Karres by Flint and Freer with Mercedes Lackey ended, but quickly sidetr......more

Goodreads review by Sbuchler on February 13, 2012

Genre: Science Fiction Again, I continued reading this series because I adore James Schmidt’s The Witches of Karres and wanted to spend more time in that universe. This is really just fan-fic written by professional authors. I was pleased that Mercedes Lackey wasn’t involved in writing this novel – th......more

Goodreads review by Jim on March 02, 2014

Product Description As Captain Pausert had often had occasion to observe, life just wasn’t fair! Hadn’t he (with the help of the notorious witches of Karres, of course) outmaneuvered the deadliest of space pirates and eliminated the threat of the Worm World (as told in The Witches of Karres),......more

Goodreads review by Howie on November 01, 2019

Wonderful and unexpected I remember reading the Witches of Karres when I was young, and enjoying it immensely. I remember vague rumors of a sequel (the Wizard of Karres) but forgot about it. How eonderfulto have found it, read it, and found and read this one (#3) as well. We) down. I look forward to......more