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"One day a solitary unicorn overhears a conversation between two humans and realizes that she is the last of her breed. Setting out to find out what happened to the others, she soon picks up a couple of human companions. She is rescued from a travelling carnival by the inept magician Schmendrick, who has great potential for magic, but cannot control it, and when they meet a group of outlaws, the outlaw's cook, Molly Grue, decides to go with them.
They find out that the Red Bull, a creature in the service of the mean King Haggard, long ago collected all the other unicorns together and drove them towards Haggard's kingdom. The unicorn nearly suffers the same fate, but Schmendrick is finally able to do real magic, and turns the unicorn into a woman, whom he gives the name Lady Amalthea. Once they reach Haggard's castle, two problems arise: the unicorn begins to forget who she really is, and Haggard's adopted son, Prince Lír, falls in love with her. In the end, they discover what happened to the unicorns, and it is Amalthea, back in unicorn form, who can save them, but only if she finds the courage to face the Red Bull and challenge him to a fight."
Jóhanna, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%
Tone of book
- depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy story on current Earth
Lifeform altered?
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- Magically turned into another being
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal
- unicorn
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- long lived adults
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- is very quick
- can read emotions
- healing
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind control
- super strength
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue?
- significantly more descript than dialog
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