Unicorn Chronicles

"Coville weaves traditional unicorn myths into this light, accessible fantasy and provides a neatly contrived ending that hints at the next adventure."

As Cara embarks on the journey of her life, there is one person who stands in her way: Beloved, Cara's ancient ancestor, who has spent a lifetime dedicated to ridding the earth of unicorns. Is Cara strong enough to resist Beloved's ruthless magic and trickery?

In Luster, the world of the unicorns, a strange new menace arises! Beloved, the great enemy of the unicorns, has stolen one of the Queen's Five, the powerful amulets that allow a human to enter Luster. By combining her own magic with that of the amulet, Beloved hopes to open a gate between the worlds—a gate that will allow her Hunters to launch a full scale invasion. At the same time Grimwold, Keeper of the Unicorn Chronicles, comes upon hints of an ancient story that may hold the key to survival. Reluctantly, the Queen sends Cara and Lightfoot on a perilous mission to recover this story. On Earth, Cara's father begins a desperate quest of his own, a search that begins with one of the strangest bargains ever made. And deep in Luster's forest, the mighty Dimblethum is tormented by tempting whispers from what may be the greatest menace of all.

Cara Diana Hunter is a prisoner in the underground world of the delvers! In her struggle to escape she will form a most unexpected friendship. But even if she does manage to elude the delvers, can she reach the Valley of the Centaurs in time to find the story that may hold the key to the survival of the unicorns? Elsewhere in Luster, her friend Prince Lightfoot faces painful choices as he tries to determine his own course of action. As the crisis builds, he embarks on a journey that will lead him to new discoveries, new challenges, and finally a horrifying moment of confrontation. And in the scarlet shaft of the Rainbow Prison, Ian Hunter races against time and starvation as he desperately searches for Cara's mother. Old secrets are revealed and new mysteries rise in this fourth volume of the Unicorn Chronicles, which will sweep you ever deeper into a fantasy world like no other!

As the Blood Moon rises, Beloved, the ancient and eternal enemy of the unicorns, launches her assault on Luster. But the very act of opening a passage between Earth and the world of the unicorns creates a danger more fearful and far-reaching than even Beloved could have imagined. The unicorns gathered at Autumngrove feel the intrusion the moment the worlds are linked. It tells them that the long-feared invasion has begun. Knowing that they will need help in the struggle to come, the Queen sends Cara out on a perilous new mission. In the meantime, Lightfoot finds himself in the last place he ever expected to be: Beloved's castle on Earth! As the Prince explores the home of the enemy, he makes an astonishing discovery . . . a discovery that will change everything for Cara and her family. The danger grows, new mysteries arise, and the tension mounts in the riveting 5th volume of the Unicorn Chronicles, a book that will sweep you further into a fantasy world like no other!