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Title: Gryphon's Eyrie by Andre Norton, A. C. Crispin ISBN: 0-8125-3169-8 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 December, 1992 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A book to get you hooked
Comment: I hadn't read much of Andre Norton before I came accross this book, I didn't know about the Dales or the Waste, I got the book because I was in love with Gryphons and wanted any book to do with them. Though this was the third book in the series it was the first I read and the one that inspired me to get the rest of the series. This is the story of Kerovan and Joisan as they search through a new land on the far side of the waste searching for a new home and fighting the demons of their mind and past. Read on as Joisan begins to learn the depths of magic and Kerovan finally comes to terms with his destiny and all that this will bring to him.
Any one who loves Andre Norton must read this book, even out of the series it can stand alone.
Rating: 4
Summary: Kerovan and Joisan find a place in Arvon
Comment: Although other reviewers speak of a "Gryphon series" of books, this is actually just one of more than twenty books set in Andre Norton's Witch World. The characters of Kerovan and Joisan were introduced in The Crystal Gryphon and brought back for Gryphon in Glory. Gryphon's Eyrie continues the tale, which is finally resolved in The Warding of Witch World.
Kerovan is partly descended of the Dalesfolk and partly descended of the Old Ones. The Dalesfolk entered the Witch World centuries in the past, settling in the highlands along the coast of the Witch World's "western continent". They found traces of the Old Ones, an ancient and apparently indigenous group of races who had mastered the Power, what we could call "magic".
Kerovan's mother bargained with dark forces to give her a child she thought she could control for her own ends. But he proved to be other than what she expected, and these books have followed Kerovan as he has sought his true place in the world, and the right heritage. With Joisan, who gives Kerovan unconditional love and support while resolving her own conflicts, Kerovan proves to be one of the strongest fantasy characters I've ever seen.
Norton takes strong female characters and makes them appealing for wide audiences. But she succeeds with Kerovan and Joisan as with no other husband-wife team. The first book is the best in the sub-series, and Gryphon in Glory is probably better than this one.
All of Norton's collaborations leave something to be desired when compared to her own original work, but Ann Crispin was always one of the better collaborators. She seems to have a real feel for the Witch World settings and pacings Norton made legendary in the 1960s and 1970s before she started sharing her world with other writers.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent completion of Kerovan's story
Comment: The first two books (Crystal Gryphon and Gryphon in Glory) introduce us to Kerovan and his axe-wedded wife, Joisan. They follow this determined pair as they discover Kerovan's true nature and ancestry. Gryphon's Eyrie concludes the story in a deeply satisfying way as it brings kerovan to his true inheritance, Landisl's ancient home. Be prepared for a typically Norton wild ride.
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Title: The Crystal Gryphon by Andre Norton ISBN: 0812547381 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: July, 1985 List Price(USD): $2.95 |
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Title: Songsmith by Andre Norton, A. C. Crispin ISBN: 0812511077 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Gryphon in Glory (An Argo Book) by Andre Norton ISBN: 0689501951 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: March, 1981 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Warding of Witch World by Andre Norton ISBN: 0446603694 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Four from the Witch World by Andre Norton ISBN: 0812510062 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 March, 1989 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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