Unicorns and Anne of Brittany!

The Unicorn Hunters: A Novel by Katherine Arden       

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Reading Katherine Arden’s notes gives me a glimpse into her fertile and often whimsical imagination, always with an edge.

Loosely based around Anne, the Duchess of Brittany, her plans and contrivances to avoid marriage to Charles VIII of France, a proxy marriage to Maximilian of Austria, her valiant attempts to keep her duchy and people free. All of which came to naught.

Here in Arden’s tale Anne seizes the moment, aided by magical forces and a unicorn the true story gives way to a startling story of light, duty and magic woven unhesitatingly through the pages.

I love that Arden has connected the Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries in the Cloisters in New York City to the tale.

As always—a splendid read!

A Del Ray ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.