
Year of the Unicorn
Witch World, Book 3
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Andre Norton
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Andre Norton enthralled readers for decades with thrilling tales of people challenged to the limits of their endurance in epic battles of good against evil. None are more memorable than her Witch World novels.
Far from the besieged home of Simon and Jaelithe, in peaceful Norsdale, we meet Gillan, who longs to leave her dull life in a secluded country abbey. But when her wish comes true, she finds more than a little adventure. As she ventures out, not only is her life in danger, but also the power that lies within her, waiting to be discovered.
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Favorite girlhood romance
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13 brides to repay the wereriders for their aid.
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Fantastic Fantasy
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What made the experience of listening to Year of the Unicorn the most enjoyable?
Loved this book as a kid! So happy to see it was an audio-book now!Any additional comments?
I do have a problem with Andre Norton's rambling style as an adult. As a kid, I just zeroed in on the story.Reread As an Adult
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Just ok
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The narrator is good. She has a fair voice. She's not what I would have preferred, voice wise, for this book, but she does a good job.
But who the heck picked the audiobook cover for this one? What did they think this was, a Harlequin romance?!? Wrong genre, to say the VERY least. So great book, lots of happy memories about it, good performance so it was a pleasant enough listening to, but negative 20 on the 'cover'. Try actually having someone who has read the book choose the audiobook picture, ok? If I were considering this book on the basis of the cover alone, I would have been unable to leave the webpage fast enough. Major gag, guys.
Great book, good reading... but
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even better than I remembered
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We find that Gillan is of the blood of Escarp and manifests the powers of its witches. This complicates matters for the Were Riders, especially for Herrel, her chosen mate.
This was the first of the Witchworld novels located in High Hallack and one of the most sophisticated in the series. While seeing through the mists of deceptions and magic woven against her, she makes decisions and choices that help her character become full and developed.
Kate Rudd does an admirable, but not spectacular, job in its narration.
Engaging Fantasy
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Feels like a travelog with no map
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Great fantasy book
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