Elayne thinks the old family story that one of her ancestors stepped through a tapestry into a world of mythical beasts makes a great fireside tale. But she lives in the real world. In New York City. And she's outgrown that kind of fantasy.
Until she finds herself in front of a unicorn tapestry at the Cloisters museum and sees her initials woven into the fabric. And hears a unicorn calling to her. And slips and falls—into that other world.
Suddenly the line between fantasy and reality isn't so clear. But the danger is real enough. Almost before she can think, Elayne is attacked by a ferocious beast, rescued by a unicorn, and taken prisoner by a tyrant king. Each of them seems to have an idea about her—that she's a hero, a villain, dinner!
But Elayne has a few ideas of her own. She wants to overthrow the king; she wants to tame the unicorn. She wants to go home! And she's willing to become both hero and villain to do it. [summary from Goodreads]
With that badass cover, and a synopsis that promises the potential of both fantastical action adventure and a little bit of contemporary humor and snark thrown in, I think this book is really promising!
The Hunt of the Unicorn will be published in hardcover from Knopf Books for Young Readers on March 8, 2011.
This sounds really amazing! I'm definitely looking forward to it. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is not my norm at all but can I say that summary totally intrigued me, can't wait to read some reviews on it.
ReplyDeleteMine is here
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/11/waiting-on-wednesday-lisa-schroeder.html
This one sounds really good. I hadn't heard of it before. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHere's my WoW post:
http://smallreview.blogspot.com/2010/11/waiting-on-wednesday-1.html
Great pick! I haven't heard of this one before, but I will have to add it to my TBR list. Thanks for sharing this one.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to this one too! I love unicorns. Nice pick
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