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* HiveMind: In the original book, Sedmon is described as 'Sedmon of the Six
* NewOldFlame: Subverted. Early in the second sequel Pausert reminisces about his high school girlfriend, Vala, whom we haven't heard of before. Goth, now in her early teens, starts to get jealous -- until Maleen digs up a picture of Vala and proves that she ''was'' Goth, with the admixture of time travel and a bottle of hair dye.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: The planet Manaret is controlled by Moander of the Thousand Voices. Originally intended as an emergency backup control system, it took over the planet from its original owners, the Lyrd-Hyrier, and is now attempting to take over the human Empire.
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** The Agandar is a pirate lord who has sacked ''planets.'' Pausert has an OhCrap reaction when he finds [[spoiler: The Agandar is on his ship.]]
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* AgeGapRomance: Goth (nine or ten) informs Captain Pausert (twenty-eight) she's going to marry him when she grows up. The Captain later explains to Goth's father that while he's fond of her, he has no intention of taking her seriously. Goth's father indulgently replies that he didn't take ''his'' wife's declaration of intent to marry ''him'' seriously, either.
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Half a century later, it spawned two three sequels published by Creator/BaenBooks: ''The ''[[https://www.baen.com/the-wizard-of-karres.html The Wizard of Karres'' Karres]]'' by Creator/EricFlint, Creator/DaveFreer, and Creator/MercedesLackey; and ''The ''[[https://www.baen.com/the-sorceress-of-karres.html The Sorceress of Karres'' Karres]]'' by Eric Flint and Dave Freer; and ''[[https://www.baen.com/the-shaman-of-karres.html The Shaman of Karres]]'' by Flint and Freer.
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''The Witches of Karres'' is a science fiction adventure-comedy novel by Creator/JamesHSchmitz.
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''The Witches of Karres'' is began as a science fiction adventure-comedy novel ScienceFiction {{novelette}} published in the December 1949 issue of ''Magazine/AstoundingScienceFiction'' by Creator/JamesHSchmitz.
Creator/JamesHSchmitz. He expanded it to {{novel}}-length in 1966, incorporating more adventure & comedy elements.
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* ReadTheFreakingManual: Pausert's troubles begin when he rescues three children from slavery and takes them back to their home planet of Karres. When he returns to his own home planet, he finds that he's now considered a criminal for breaking a strong prohibition against having any dealings with Karres; when he protests that he was unaware of the prohibition, it's pointed out that the prohibition was clearly stated in the enormous manual of procedures he was given when he registered as a space trader, and which he's never bothered to read.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling / BrattyHalfPint: The Leewit.
* BadassCrew: [[spoiler: At the end, Hulik and Vezzarn join the crew permanently.]]
* BadGuyBar / CityOfSpies: Uldune is both of these on a [[{{Planetville}} planetary scale]].
* TheCaptain: Captain Pausert, owner of the requisite
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* BadassCrew: [[spoiler: At the end, Hulik and Vezzarn join the crew permanently.]]
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* FunctionalMagic: The "Klatha".
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* {{MacGuffin}} / {{MacGuffin Girl}}s: The Sheewash Drive, and the witches, who operate it.
* MadeASlave: The three sisters at the beginning of the story.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The Leewit's whistles.
* MamaBear: Toll. Even Big Windy (see above) is afraid of her.
* LittleMissConArtist
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* PsychicPowers: Karres' [[PlanetofHats Hat]].
* TheSpymaster: Sedmon of Uldune.
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* SpaceTrucker: Captain Pausert
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The Leewit.
* SwirlyEnergyThingy: Can be found in the Chaladoor.
* TakeALevelInBadass: When the captain learns to control his powers.
* TravelingLandmass: The planet Karres.
* UnfortunateName: Goth
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Goth
* WorldOfBadass: Karres.
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* TheSpymaster: Sedmon of Uldune.
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* SpaceTrucker: Captain Pausert
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The Leewit.
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* TakeALevelInBadass: When the captain learns to control his powers.
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''The Witches of Karres'' is a science fiction adventure-comedy novel by Creator/JamesHSchmitz.
When Captain Pausert buys three children out of slavery, he finds himself in a universe of trouble. The sisters Maleen, Goth, and the Leewit are psychics from the mysterious planet Karres, and every other planet in the galaxy (including, as he soon discovers, the planet he had hitherto called home) either shuns them or wants to capture them for their powers.
And then there's the vatch.
Half a century later, it spawned two sequels published by Creator/BaenBooks: ''The Wizard of Karres'' by Creator/EricFlint, Creator/DaveFreer, and Creator/MercedesLackey; and ''The Sorceress of Karres'' by Eric Flint and Dave Freer.
!!''The Witches of Karres'' provides examples of:
* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Captain Pausert became a trader to impress a girl he was keen on; when he gets back from his first trading expedition she's married to his rival.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling / BrattyHalfPint: The Leewit.
* BadassCrew: [[spoiler: At the end, Hulik and Vezzarn join the crew permanently.]]
* BadGuyBar / CityOfSpies: Uldune is both of these on a [[{{Planetville}} planetary scale]].
* TheCaptain: Captain Pausert, owner of the requisite
** CoolStarship: The ''Venture'', an elderly but very fast and well-armed starship.
* CaptainsLog: Parodied. Pausert makes a laconic entry about battling space pirates to explain a bit of unauthorized target practice on an asteroid.
* ChildMage
* CompetenceZone: Averted. Goth is incredibly competent, and Karres children are apparently expected to take care of themselves, but the captain very quickly pulls ahead as he develops his powers.
* TheEmpire
* EnfanteTerrible: The Leewit again.
* FreeRangeChildren: The titular witches can and do travel between planets on their own. At the ages of five, eight, and twelve.
* FunctionalMagic: The "Klatha".
* GreatGazoo: "Big Windy" the [[EnergyBeings vatch]].
* HereWeGoAgain: The trope is name-dropped word for word as the Captain leaves to sort out a vatch tormenting The Leewit.
* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: The Egger Route, a scary hyperspace which results in a brief period of gibbering madness followed almost complete amnesia right after you come out of it. All someone remembers after going through the Egger Route is that it was absolutely terrifying, but no details as to why -- which is one of the creepiest things about it.
* InTheBlood: Pausert had to listen to Councilor Onswud saying he'd known Pausert would go bad (as Onswud saw it), "Just like his great-uncle Threbus! It's in the blood, I always say!" And then Threbus' daughter told Pausert her father had predicted Pausert would break with his home planet -- and ''he'' said it was in the blood.
* LadyOfWar: Hulik do Eldel
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Goth (aged nine or ten) announces that she is going to marry Pausert (twenty-eight) when she grows up. It is noted by several characters that he very much resembles her father. ([[spoiler: They're distant cousins.]])
* LittleMissBadass
* LittleMissConArtist
* {{MacGuffin}} / {{MacGuffin Girl}}s: The Sheewash Drive, and the witches, who operate it.
* MadeASlave: The three sisters at the beginning of the story.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The Leewit's whistles.
* MamaBear: Toll. Even Big Windy (see above) is afraid of her.
* MayDecemberRomance: Goth (nine or ten) informs Captain Pausert (twenty-eight) she's going to marry him when she grows up. The Captain later explains to Goth's father that while he's fond of her, he has no intention of taking her seriously. Goth's father indulgently replies that he didn't take ''his'' wife's declaration of intent to marry ''him'' seriously, either.
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: the Chaladoor.
* ParentalSubstitute: Pausert to the three sisters, to some extent. (Note that they haven't suffered ParentalAbandonment; they have both a mother and father at home, it's just that they're currently a long way from home.)
* PlanetOfHats:
** Karres is the planet of witches.
** Uldune is a world-sized CityOfSpies.
* PsychicPowers: Karres' [[PlanetofHats Hat]].
* TheSpymaster: Sedmon of Uldune.
* SpacePirates: Who prey on...
* SpaceTrucker: Captain Pausert
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The Leewit.
* SwirlyEnergyThingy: Can be found in the Chaladoor.
* TakeALevelInBadass: When the captain learns to control his powers.
* TravelingLandmass: The planet Karres.
* UnfortunateName: Goth
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Goth
* WorldOfBadass: Karres.
* WretchedHive: Uldune is a TrueNeutral version.
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* HiveMind: Sedmon of the Six Lives
* OutlivedItsCreator
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When Captain Pausert buys three children out of slavery, he finds himself in a universe of trouble. The sisters Maleen, Goth, and the Leewit are psychics from the mysterious planet Karres, and every other planet in the galaxy (including, as he soon discovers, the planet he had hitherto called home) either shuns them or wants to capture them for their powers.
And then there's the vatch.
Half a century later, it spawned two sequels published by Creator/BaenBooks: ''The Wizard of Karres'' by Creator/EricFlint, Creator/DaveFreer, and Creator/MercedesLackey; and ''The Sorceress of Karres'' by Eric Flint and Dave Freer.
!!''The Witches of Karres'' provides examples of:
* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Captain Pausert became a trader to impress a girl he was keen on; when he gets back from his first trading expedition she's married to his rival.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling / BrattyHalfPint: The Leewit.
* BadassCrew: [[spoiler: At the end, Hulik and Vezzarn join the crew permanently.]]
* BadGuyBar / CityOfSpies: Uldune is both of these on a [[{{Planetville}} planetary scale]].
* TheCaptain: Captain Pausert, owner of the requisite
** CoolStarship: The ''Venture'', an elderly but very fast and well-armed starship.
* CaptainsLog: Parodied. Pausert makes a laconic entry about battling space pirates to explain a bit of unauthorized target practice on an asteroid.
* ChildMage
* CompetenceZone: Averted. Goth is incredibly competent, and Karres children are apparently expected to take care of themselves, but the captain very quickly pulls ahead as he develops his powers.
* TheEmpire
* EnfanteTerrible: The Leewit again.
* FreeRangeChildren: The titular witches can and do travel between planets on their own. At the ages of five, eight, and twelve.
* FunctionalMagic: The "Klatha".
* GreatGazoo: "Big Windy" the [[EnergyBeings vatch]].
* HereWeGoAgain: The trope is name-dropped word for word as the Captain leaves to sort out a vatch tormenting The Leewit.
* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: The Egger Route, a scary hyperspace which results in a brief period of gibbering madness followed almost complete amnesia right after you come out of it. All someone remembers after going through the Egger Route is that it was absolutely terrifying, but no details as to why -- which is one of the creepiest things about it.
* InTheBlood: Pausert had to listen to Councilor Onswud saying he'd known Pausert would go bad (as Onswud saw it), "Just like his great-uncle Threbus! It's in the blood, I always say!" And then Threbus' daughter told Pausert her father had predicted Pausert would break with his home planet -- and ''he'' said it was in the blood.
* LadyOfWar: Hulik do Eldel
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Goth (aged nine or ten) announces that she is going to marry Pausert (twenty-eight) when she grows up. It is noted by several characters that he very much resembles her father. ([[spoiler: They're distant cousins.]])
* LittleMissBadass
* LittleMissConArtist
* {{MacGuffin}} / {{MacGuffin Girl}}s: The Sheewash Drive, and the witches, who operate it.
* MadeASlave: The three sisters at the beginning of the story.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The Leewit's whistles.
* MamaBear: Toll. Even Big Windy (see above) is afraid of her.
* MayDecemberRomance: Goth (nine or ten) informs Captain Pausert (twenty-eight) she's going to marry him when she grows up. The Captain later explains to Goth's father that while he's fond of her, he has no intention of taking her seriously. Goth's father indulgently replies that he didn't take ''his'' wife's declaration of intent to marry ''him'' seriously, either.
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: the Chaladoor.
* ParentalSubstitute: Pausert to the three sisters, to some extent. (Note that they haven't suffered ParentalAbandonment; they have both a mother and father at home, it's just that they're currently a long way from home.)
* PlanetOfHats:
** Karres is the planet of witches.
** Uldune is a world-sized CityOfSpies.
* PsychicPowers: Karres' [[PlanetofHats Hat]].
* TheSpymaster: Sedmon of Uldune.
* SpacePirates: Who prey on...
* SpaceTrucker: Captain Pausert
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The Leewit.
* SwirlyEnergyThingy: Can be found in the Chaladoor.
* TakeALevelInBadass: When the captain learns to control his powers.
* TravelingLandmass: The planet Karres.
* UnfortunateName: Goth
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Goth
* WorldOfBadass: Karres.
* WretchedHive: Uldune is a TrueNeutral version.
!!The sequels provide examples of:
* HiveMind: Sedmon of the Six Lives
* OutlivedItsCreator
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