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You can buy them shaped from crystal or pewter or ceramic, rearing back or resting, galloping, flying, soaring. Yet you find images of them everywhere, on posters and coasters, coffee mugs and greeting cards. I know, too, that I am not alone in this, since wherever I go I meet fellow unicorn lovers.Р”В«ut why is this so? Why do so many of us yearn for unicorns? After all, in this fast-paced, high-tech world, there wouldnРІР‚в„ўt seem to be much room for such beasts. I know that I have loved the idea of unicorns for as long as I can remember, imagined them, dreamed of glimpsing one, or even better, befriending it. Why this should be so is an interesting matter. But when you have several of them together-well, that is something else indeed, a thought (or a sight, should you be so lucky) to lift the heart and make it sing. Of course, one unicorn is glorious in and of itself. To this list I propose a new addition: A Glory of Unicorns. I did have to bump it up to 1.5 speed (rather than my usual 1.25) since it was a bit slow.It is a game among people who love words to come up with appropriate terms for groups of animals (or humans, for that matter.) Thus we speak not only of a herd of cows or a gaggle of geese, but also a pride of lions, a knot of toads, and a quarrel of lawyers. I am also not very fond of music in my audiobooks, although it wasn't as bad in this one as some others. I did NOT like the voice of the Squijum though, and am very grateful that it didn't appear much. I also especially liked the voice of the dragon.

I am particularly fond of Bruce Coville's voice, and he is very good at emoting.

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NARRATION: Full Cast Audio uses different actors for all the main roles, and casts actual children as the younger characters. Thomas' cart/wagon -Cara's interactions with the dragon CAUTIONS: Cara believes that her parents abandoned her and suffers a great deal of emotional trauma as a result. HIGHLIGHTS / CAUTIONS: -The home & library of the Keeper of the Chronicles - Just like Cara, I want to live there. There is an ending to this quest, but the overall plots regarding Cara's family and the danger to the unicorns remains open. It moves along at a good pace with a mix of action and talk. The book is very short, but doesn't feel under developed. We then meet the main individuals who will be going on our quest. PLOT: The book starts right in with a couple of action scenes that do a good job of setting up the mystery & danger Cara will be dealing with. The history of the unicorns & hunters is quite interesting. There are good descriptions of the colors, sights, sounds, and smells of the world. WORLDBUILDING: The world seems to be a standard fantasy setting (forests & caves, unicorns, dwarves called Delvers, dragons, etc), but also includes a couple of unique creature people who aren't fully explained in this volume. We don't learn a lot about anybody besides her, but my favorite side character so far is Thomas (the Tinker and philsopher). Note: She always wanted to live in a library, which is an excellent life goal. She is loyal, brave & compassionate, but not unbelievably so. CHARACTERS: Cara: In such a short book, we don't get a lot of character development for her but it was enough. This book is definitely more on the plot driven side, rather than my preferred character driven tales yet the glimpses we get into what is going on with the characters is intriguing. SUMMARY: Many of the elements of this story are straight out of the fantasy playbook, but Bruce Coville's style of writing almost always manages to suck me in and keep my attention.

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BOOK DETAILS: Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Coville, read and published by Full Cast Audio (2009) / Length: 3 hrs 37 min SERIES INFO: This is Book #1 of 4 in 'The Unicorn Chronicles,' all four are available on audio. A fun little MG Fantasy with some very nice details.

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