The Black Unicorn (Landover)

by Terry Brooks and Brooks Terry

Book Overview

A year had passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdom from the wizard Meeks, who had set a series of pitfalls against him. Ben survived, by the aid of three loyal friends: Questor Thews, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345335287
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.7" x 4.1"

Customer Reviews

A well thought out novel, with a fun story

Brooks has an amazing way to twist words and thoughts together in a flow that paints a beautiful picture for his readers. When reading The Black Unicorn, I found that I was able to visualize the world that Ben Holiday and his friends traversed from day to day, and that I was able to understand, at least in part, the lives of those who would inhabit the world. In The Black Unicorn, Brooks shows his readers a part of the world - the faery lands - that are so intwined with Landover. He shows us how the faeries used the realm of dreams to intervene in life as the Landoverian people know it, by showing Willow the black unicorn, by assisting Ben in his quest to rediscover himself. Brooks shows his readers how subtle influences can change the course of history. And for that feat, I love his story of the Black Unicorn.

Wonderful! Attention Catching!

This book caught my attention with breathtaking twists, and supprises! Multisided and mysterious characters, all seeking truth. A WONDERFUL Terry Brooks book.

One of the best!

I read this book and it made me a true fan of terry brooks! It is an amazing book with lots of twists. Terry brooks is an amazing writed and i am glad i read this book because it made me realize that. I have read all of the "magic kingdom of Landover" novels and this one remains my favorite. It is a must read!

Telling my opinion of this book.

This book was not quite what I expected. It was on a different line from The Sword of Shannara, but I liked it for itself. I especially liked Questor Thews, the Court Wizard whose spells often go awry, Abernathy the Scribe, who was turned into a dog by one of Questor's twisted spells, and Edgewood Dirk, the prism cat. Dirk was sent by the fairies to bring to truth the spell in which Ben Holiday, High Lord over Landover, has become entangled. In Dirk's own words, "I was sent to make you think." This was an extremly good book, and I wish I had read the first in this series first.

A magical quest for a unicorn

Terry Brooks has done a good job with this book. It took me two days to get through this book and I have read it a couple more times; it has never failed to impress me