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></p><p>'Captivating' Naomi Novik<Br>'A brilliant writer with an intriguing imagination' Santa Montefiore<Br>____________</p><p><b>Anne of Brittany was a child when her land was invaded, her castle besieged, and her royal father driven to his death.</b></p><p>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.</p><p>But Anne cannot. She has promised her dead father that Brittany would never be conquered.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>It’s a ruse, a lie, a feint.</p><p>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.</p><p>____________</p><p><b><u>Readers are loving <i>The Unicorn Hunters</i>:</u></b></p><p>‘<b>One of my most anticipated books of 2026</b> and it <b>DID NOT DISAPPOINT</b>!’ 5-star reader review</p><p>‘Absolutely <b>enchanting</b>’ 5-star reader review</p><p>‘A <b>magnificent fairy tale</b>, and I <b>loved it with all my heart</b>!!!!’ 5-star reader review</p><p>‘Truly <b>unforgettable</b>’ 5-star reader review</p><p>‘Absolutely <b>dazzling in plot and character and prose</b>’ 5-star reader review</p><p>‘This <b>alchemy of history, fairy tale, romance, and setting</b> that just <b>blows me away</b>’ 5-star reader review</p><p>‘I was <b>completely consumed</b>’ 5-star reader review</p><p>‘Full-<b>body immersion into a world of danger, enchantment,</b> heartbreak, and fierce, breathtaking courage’ 5-star reader review</p>