Kaththea the Sorceress called forth a power such as no longer existed on the distant planet known as the Witch World. It was a power so great that it could destroy all that she loved best – and might even prove to be a greater evil than the shadow itself.
Yet there could be no other choice for Kaththea than to call on Hilarion in the death-naming. For she was a witch deprived of power and she needed a guide to regain her lost skills and her lost world. There was only this ancient one, the opener of gates, with force mighty enough...
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#1 · 1963Witch World 
#1 · 2001The Gates to Witch World 
#2 · 1964Web of the Witch World 
#3 · 1965Three Against the Witch World 
#4 · 1967Warlock of the Witch World 
#5 · 1968Sorceress of the Witch World 
#6 · 1977Trey of Swords 
#7 · 1987'Ware Hawk 
#8 · 1987The Gate of the Cat 
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