Witch World (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Andre Norton
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: The early 1950’s
- Setting: An unnamed American city and the land of Estcarp in Witch World
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: 1950’s, United States or Americans, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Escapes, Other worlds, Witches or witchcraft, Parallel universes or alternate dimensions, Arms or weapons
- Locales: United States, Mythical lands
The Plot
When World War II hero Simon Tregarth finds himself the quarry of a manhunt, a mysterious scientist offers him a strange escape: passage into an alternate dimension through the Siege Perilous. Tregarth doubts the power of a magical stone, but it transports him to another existence, where he encounters a fugitive like himself, running from an equally deadly if much more primitive manhunt. This self-reliant young woman cannot speak Tregarth’s language, but she appears to sense his good intentions and accepts his help. Together they escape the pursuers and rendezvous...
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