Year of the Unicorn (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Andre Norton
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: Unspecified
- Setting: Another world
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Self-discovery, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Power, personal or social, Marriage, Other worlds, Betrayal, Legends, Folklore, Monsters
- Locales: Arvon, Witch World (mythic)
Characters Discussed
Gillan, the protagonist and narrator. An orphan reared in Abbey Norstead, Gillan is about twenty years old and without a home or social status. She elects to become a bride of a Were-Rider, a member of an efficient but strange group of men from a magical and threatening land called the Waste. The Were- Riders fought for High Hallack, where Gillan lived, and claimed thirteen brides for their services if they won the war against Alizon. Gillan discovers many secrets of the group she enters and discovers myriad unknown strengths in herself and her...
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