Witch World S.
2 total works
"Witch World" is the most popular and enduring series written by Science Fiction Grand Master Andre Norton. Since the 1960s, the novels of "Witch World" have enthralled millions of readers worldwide. Norton collaborated with Lyn McConchie to write the first new "Witch World" novel in more than a decade, a magical story of courage. "The Duke's Ballad" is the tale of Aisling, a young witch from a family gifted with magical power. But her brother, Kirion, wields a power he can gain only by a single, terrible means: by killing someone else who holds power. Years ago, Aisling fled Kars when Kirion, working for the Duke of Kars, tried to kill her. Now she has returned, in disguise, with her younger brother Keelan, to undermine Kirion's power and defeat the evil duke. Through guile, persistence and ingenuity, Aisling and Keelan must somehow find a way to avoid the attention of their dangerous older brother and save the people from his murderous sorcery.
Millions of copies of "Witch World" have been sold since Andre Norton first wrote about this magical and exciting world. Told with freshness against the rich Witch World background, this fast-paced adventure is a timeless story of the courage and resourcefulness of Lorcan, heir to Erendale, and Meive, a maiden of Landale. After the death and destruction of war takes a terrible toll on both their dales, Lorcan, leading a band of blank shields from other war-torn dales, makes a stand in Meive's dale, where they hope to create a safe place where those who have lost land or kin in the war can start new lives. Aided by the magic of a swarm of warrior bees and a cat with uncanny abilities, Lorcan, Meive, and their newfound clan folk fight for freedom, for respect...and for their lives, in a world where all they know has been destroyed by enemies from afar and traitors within their midst.