Voodoo Planet

by Andre Norton

"Voodoo Planet" by Andre Norton is a science fiction novel published in 1959. When crew members from the Free Trader Solar Queen visit the jungle safari world of Khatka, they become entangled in a dangerous conflict between two rival witch doctors. Stranded in hostile terrain after a flitter crash, the starmen must survive deadly fauna while being hunted and herded by a vengeful magic-wielder who uses hallucinogenic drugs, psychological manipulation, and telepathy to conjure terrifying illusions.