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After a string of misfortunes, Captain Pausert finds a niche steering the old cargo ship VENTURE along the Empire’s periphery. When he frees three child‑slaves, they quickly become the focus of his fiancée, political rivals, and the pirate chief Laes Yango. Unbeknownst to him, the children are the legendary Witches of Karres, thrusting him into a high‑stakes political and supernatural struggle.
First publish date: 1966
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: James H. Schmitz
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