Year of the Unicorn (Witch World Series #6) by Norton, Andre - 1977

Boston: Gregg Press. Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. 0839823568 . Ex-library with fairly minimal markings except that back free end paper has been torn out. Navy boards with gold lettering, 224 pp. Spine cocked, corners bumped, minor edge wear and rubbing, map of the Witch World on front end paper and paste down. Jacket in new Brodart, minor edge wear and a little chipping, primarily at top and base of spine. Overall a nice copy. ;
Chronologically, Year of the Unicorn is the fourth book published in the Witch World series. In the Gregg press edition, it is listed sixth of the seven Witch World books. Per isfdb, it is second in the High Halleck cycle, after Horn Crown, published in 1981. The Gregg Press edition includes maps by Barbi Johnson. ; Witch World; Ex-Library; 7 ¾" X 9 ¾"; 224 pages;

"The Year of the Unicorn was a year of good omen, particularly for maidens, but for the orphan Gillan the coming year held no promise. Raised from childhood in Abbeystead by the Dames, Gillan never found a place either with the professed sisterhood or among the laywomen who sought refuge in the Abbey during the long wars with Alizon. Hardpressed by the forces of Alizon, the lords of High Hallack allied themselves with the Were-Riders, fierce sorcerer-warriors who were said to be able to change from men to frightening beasts in battle. The rewards they offered the Riders were brides who would accompany their warlock husbands back to the land of Arvon beyond the enchanted mountains.
"Eager to find a new life away from the Abbey, Gillan gladly changed places with one of the chosen maidens. She then embarked on a wedding journey fraught with danger, for she had the gift of true sight that would not be blinded by the Riders' spells. The Were-Riders soon learned that she was of the witch stock of Estcarp and feared her. No longer a stranger among a well-meaning people, Gillan was now in peril of her life and of her soul. " .