The Last Unicorn

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She was magical, beautiful beyond belief — and completely alone...

The unicorn had lived since before memory in a forest where death could touch nothing. Maidens who caught a glimpse of her glory were blessed by enchantment they would never forget. But outside her wondrous realm, dark whispers and rumours carried a message she could not ignore: "Unicorns are gone from the world."

Aided by a bumbling magician and an indomitable spinster, she set out to learn the truth. but she feared even her immortal wisdom meant nothing in a world where a mad king's curse and terror incarnate lived only to stalk the last unicorn to her doom...

• Author
• Peter S. Beagle

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 294

• Series
• The Last Unicorn

• Publisher
• Penguin Roc

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780451450524

• Characters
• The Last Unicorn, Mommy Fortuna, Schmendrick, Molly Grue, King Haggard

• Genres
• fantasy, classics, fiction, childrens, adventure, magic, unicorns

• Release date
• 2008