Not bad. Of course there's a lot of romance-novel stuff which I ate up as a youngster, but it's got a nice variety of plot elements.Joisan and Kerovan are supposed to be married; but Kerovan has rejected her in order to protect her from the fate following his magic-imbued birth defect. Joisian cannot let him go though, and it's just as well, as he will need Joisian's courage and help, and the magic of gryphon charm he gave to her, to follow his destiny. Joisian is a strong, capable woman and she chooses to go after Kerovan to support him... and she does better at taking care of herself than he does.At least the two of them end up pursuing (at least when Kerovan isn't possessed by an 'other') a relationship of equals, and they have a role model in another couple with an equal relationship, Elys and Jervon, where the woman takes the lead.Norton's ideas about magic and magical creatures are pretty interesting and they were unique for their time. Very little gore but a lot of spooky or creepy bits. I don't know if modern readers would find it dated. I think I like Crystal Gryphon, Gryphon in Glory, and Gryphon's Eyrie best of all the Witch World books.
