Review by Booklist Review
The long-awaited third volume in the Unicorn Chronicles series is longer, darker, and more complex than the previous stories. Cara's father, Ian, and two unlikely companions are searching for Cara's mother, who has been hidden in the Rainbow Prison by Beloved, archenemy of the unicorns. Cara embarks on her own dangerous mission to seek the truth about the mysterious Whisperer and to possibly prevent Beloved from invading Luster. The pacing is furious as Coville propels his multiple plotlines to a riveting cliff-hanging conclusion. Readers will scream for book four.--Sherman, Chris Copyright 2008 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 5-8-Bruce Coville's long-awaited sequel (2008) to Song of the Wanderer (1999, both Scholastic) continues the suspenseful adventures of Cara Dianna Hunter, the unicorns of Luster, and Beloved, the enemy of all unicorns. Coville juggles a number of plot strands and keeps the pace nerve-racking throughout. The main stories concerns Cara's quest to discover why Beloved's delvers (hunters) hate unicorns, Meanwhile, Cara's delver father must rescue his wife from the Rainbow Prison. Many fantasy elements and figures are entwined in the tale. Coville and a full-cast of narrators do a splendid job, giving each character just the right voice, and sound effects and music add to the atmosphere of the tale. Listeners will eagerly await the fourth book in the series.-B. Allison Gray, Goleta Public Library, Santa Barbara, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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