Web of the Witch World
core novel 1964 Witch World
Record
| First published | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.82 (2,432 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 190 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441878796 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Web of the Witch World picks up shortly after the first novel, with Simon Tregarth now married to the witch Jaelithe, whose powers, contrary to Estcarp's traditions, have not vanished with her marriage. When Loyse, wife of the Estcarp officer Koris, is abducted by the Duke of Karsten to force through a political marriage, Simon and Jaelithe set out on a rescue mission that draws them back into contact with the Kolder, the technologically advanced invaders introduced in the first novel. As they investigate Loyse's disappearance, they discover the Kolder have refined their methods of covert control and infiltration, hiding their influence behind ordinary political intrigue. Simon's growing entanglement with a strange Kolder artifact complicates the rescue further, pulling him and Jaelithe toward a hidden enemy stronghold whose exposure could determine the future course of the war against Kolder.
Where it sits
- Universe: Witch World
- Series: The Estcarp Cycle core; position 2 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 2 of 5: previous Witch World (1963) · next Three Against the Witch World (1965)
Sources
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