Sorceress of the Witch World
core novel 1968 Witch World
Record
| First published | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.87 (1,241 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441775514 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Sorceress of the Witch World turns to Kaththea, the third of the Tregarth triplets, following the consequences of her magical training and the perils that have grown from her exposure to Escore's ancient forces since fleeing Estcarp with her brothers. Having been drawn deeply into the region's older conflicts between Light and Dark, Kaththea must contend with the price her power has exacted and the dangerous attentions it has drawn from forces within Escore that see her as either a valuable ally or a threat to be contained. The novel continues the family's efforts to find a place of safety and purpose within Escore's unsettled land, weighing personal loyalty to her brothers against the pull of the magical legacy she carries, as the wider struggle between Escore's opposing powers presses closer around them.
Where it sits
- Universe: Witch World
- Series: The Estcarp Cycle core; position 5 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Andre Norton
Notes
- From the series record (The Estcarp Cycle): The original Simon Tregarth / Tregarth-family run (1963-1968): a modern-day ex-soldier crosses through the Siege Perilous into the dying, magic-suffused planet Estcarp, followed by his children's own adventures across its successive volumes.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Estcarp Cycle: position 5 of 5: previous Warlock of the Witch World (1967)
Sources
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