About the Book
Andre Norton, called by Time the "Grande Dame of science fiction", has
created one of the most memorable worlds in SF in the planet humans
call Warlock, secretly ruled by the matriarchal Wyverns, an alien race
of witches who are masters of mental illusions and dreams. In a
sweeping generational saga, the story of Warlock is told by three
humans:
Shann Lontee was the lowest-ranking member of an exploration
team sent to the newly discovered planet Warlock. When the insectile
Throgs attacked the base, only he and two trained wolverines escaped.
Hunted by the Throgs, he and the wolverines had to survive without
technology on an alien world. Then he discovered the Wyvern, who were
his only hope - if they weren't an even more deadly menace than the
Throgs...
Charis Nordholm was sold into slavery by the outlaw colony on the
planet Demeter. The trader, Jogon, who holds her contract, was on his
way to Warlock to trade with the Wyvern. But the alien witches had
ominous plans of their own, and both Charis and Shann Lantee found
themselves fighting for their lives...
Ziantho's mental powers had made her a valuable asset to the
interstellar criminals she worked for. Then she encountered a gem of
ancient power, an artifact made by the vanished prehistoric race known
as the Forerunners, and stole it. Pursued both by the stone's owners
and the agents of the Patrol, she fled across the galaxy and
encountered Ris Lantee, o man from the planet Warlock, who alone could
solve the powerful gem's mystery.
