Unfortunately, The Wind-Witch, suffered from a predictable plot which was weak and repetitive. Minor characters were stereotypical and unbudgingly boring.

Main characters Druyan and Kellis, although interesting were predictable and their relationship held no surprises.

The Good:

Druyan is a refreshingly bright and restrained heroine with a head on her shoulders. She is not so utterly willful as to be irritating.

The Bad:

More about Valadan... Surely a 80 year old stallion has something more interesting to do than follow Druyan around like a lost puppy.

Kellis' constant moping and lack of assertiveness was annoying. I would've liked to see him develop a backbone at least sometime before the end of the book.

Constant thread of "Druyan going to warn the forces of good about evil raiders" made we half wish the raiders would succeed in their invasion plans. How many times did she do this anyhow? Wasn't there anything more proactive to be done, other than to wait around for Kellis to predict something?

Susan Dexter writes best in an epic 'quest' style fantasy when her characters aren't anchored down to a stationary point.

Overall, I'd save your money and read the "Prince of Ill Luck" So far, the best one in the series.