The Unicorn Hunters - Paperback

An enchanting historical fantasy about courage, destiny, and the dangerous power of myth, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight Trilogy and The Warm Hands of Ghosts.

“Captivating.” — Naomi Novik

“A brilliant writer with an intriguing imagination.” — Santa Montefiore

Anne of Brittany was only a child when her homeland was invaded, her castle besieged, and her royal father driven to his death.

Now Brittany is occupied by its enemies, its treasury is empty, and Anne faces one final demand: on pain of the sword, she must marry the King of France.

But Anne cannot surrender. She promised her dying father that Brittany would never be conquered.

In defiance, she secretly betroths herself to France's greatest enemy. Yet in a world where magic allows courts to spy upon one another, there is only one way to seal such a dangerous union—beyond the reach of diviners.

Under the guise of a hunting party, Anne leads her court deep into an ancient forest rumoured to be filled with enchantment. She tells the French she has gone there to hunt unicorns.

It is meant to be a ruse. A lie. A carefully planned deception.

But when a unicorn unexpectedly appears—and a wounded stranger stumbles from the trees and falls at her feet—Anne is drawn into a world of myth and magic.

There, a doomed young sovereign may discover the power to change the destiny of her nation... or be lost in the enchantment forever.

A dazzling blend of history, fairy tale, romance, danger, and ancient magic, The Unicorn Hunters is a spellbinding adventure about a young woman fighting for her country—and discovering that the greatest power may come at an unimaginable cost.