"Great heroes need great afflictions and sorrows; otherwise, half their greatness would go unnoticed. It's the stuff of fairy tales." The last member of her kind is a unicorn. Since time immemorial, she has lived in a forest, untouched by the shadow of death. Maidens who glimpsed her glory were blessed with an enchantment they will never forget. But outside her wondrous kingdom, dark whispers and rumors arrive that she cannot ignore: "Unicorns have vanished from the world." With the assistance of a clumsy wizard and an untamed spinster, she sets out to uncover the truth. However, a fear wells up within her that even her immortal wisdom means nothing in a world where the curse of a mad king and the terror embodied in a ruthless creature live on, intent only on bringing the last unicorn to its doom. "One of the greatest fantasy novels of all time." The Atlantic
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