Reviews for The gates to Witch World

The average rating for The gates to Witch World based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-10-05 00:00:00 William Schimmelfennig My in-depth feelings on the individual books can be found on the pages for them. Overall, this was an okay collection. I found the first Witch World novel to be an exciting adventure romp, similar to the Barsoom novels, and the second was still fun even if it felt rather samey. The third is actually part of a different series of Witch World novels than the first two, and had I realized this, I might have skipped it. It wasn't very good, and I think for now if I do read more Witch World stories I'll stick to the Estcarp cycle. I'll admit I'm not totally sure I will read further, however. There are some neat bits, but there are other stories I can read if I want fiction that's high on adventure and low on character and complexity. I do kinda want to seek out the Witch World story I read a few years ago that made me want to read this, and determine if maybe there are other Norton books closer to that that I'd like more. I don't feel like I've really wasted my time reading this, but it ended up being not quite as good as I'd hoped for, and since the further tales are largely out of print, I'm not going to be furiously seeking out the sequels to these stories.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-06-26 00:00:00 Weston Miller It's Andre Norton. If you like her work, you'll like this. I did not finish this book, but that was only because I borrowed it from the library and ran out of time. This trio of books launched one of her most successful series of books, and it is easy to see why. She writes with no wasted effort, as is the case in all her work. Her characterizations are excellent, which is also consistent with her other work. She has a great ear for dialogue, and that shows up as well. The story involves a 20th Century man who ends up in Witch World. He has to adjust, and rapidly. Great fantasy writing.