The Unicorn Hunters

<p><b>With her country's future and her own life at stake, an orphaned duchess must journey into a world of myth and there discover a power that may be her salvation - or her demise - in this enchanting new novel from the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Winternight Trilogy and <i>The Warm Hands of Ghosts</i>.</b><br><br>'Captivating' Naomi Novik<br>'A brilliant writer with an intriguing imagination' Santa Montefiore<br><br>------<br><br><b>Anne of Brittany was a child when her land was invaded, her castle besieged, and her royal father driven to his death.</b><br><br>Now Brittany is occupied by her enemies, her treasury empty, and only one thing is lacking to complete her realm s subjugation: she is required, on pain of the sword, to marry the King of France.<br><br>But Anne cannot. She has promised her dead father that Brittany would never be conquered.<br><br>Defiantly, she betroths herself in secret to France s greatest enemy. But in a world where courts may spy on each other by magic, there is only one way to solemnize this illicit union.<br><br>Under the guise of a hunting party, Anne takes her court deep into a deep forest, a strange place dogged with rumours of ancient enchantments; a place where diviners cannot see. She tells the French that she had gone there to hunt unicorns.<br><br>It s a ruse, a lie, a feint.<br><br>But when, against all expectations, a unicorn does appear and a wounded stranger stumbles from the trees and falls at her feet, Anne is plunged into a world of enchantment where a doomed sovereign might find the power to change the destiny of her nation - or be lost in the mist for ever.<br><br>------<br><br><b><u>Readers are loving <i>The Unicorn Hunters</i>:</u></b><br><br> <b>One of my most anticipated books of 2026</b> and it <b>DID NOT DISAPPOINT</b>! 5-star reader review<br><br> Absolutely <b>enchanting</b> 5-star reader review<br><br> A <b>magnificent fairy tale</b>, and I <b>loved it with all my heart</b>!!!! 5-star reader review<br><br> Truly <b>unforgettable</b> 5-star reader review<br><br> Absolutely <b>dazzling in plot and character and prose</b> 5-star reader review<br><br> This <b>alchemy of history, fairy tale, romance, and setting</b> that just <b>blows me away</b> 5-star reader review<br><br> I was <b>completely consumed</b> 5-star reader review<br><br> Full-<b>body immersion into a world of danger, enchantment,</b> heartbreak, and fierce, breathtaking courage 5-star reader review</p>