At the center of this great struggle is the human girl, Cara Diana Hunter. Through that tunnel strides Beloved, the ancient enemy of the unicorns, followed by an army of Hunters eager to destroy every last unicorn. Now the tree is wounded, pierced by a tunnel that connects it to Earth. In the center of Luster towers an enormous tree that is the Heart of the World. As father and daughter travel their separate paths, each will discover unexpected friendships, face heart-stopping danger, and uncover puzzling new mysteries. Bruce Coville 4.17 3,179 ratings197 reviews Want to read Buy on Amazon Rate this book In the much-anticipated third volume of the Unicorn Chronicles, Cara Diana Hunter journeys to the Valley of the Centaurs in quest of a mysterious lost story that could hold the key to the survival of the unicorns.
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At the same time, Cara’s father, Ian Hunter, searches for a way to enter the Rainbow Prison, in order to free Cara’s mother from the strange spell that holds her. As a result, the queen must send the human girl Cara Dianna Hunter-to the Valley of the Centaurs, in quest of an ancient story that may hold the key to survival for all of Luster.
Each stage of Cara’s journey brings new peril, wondrous new characters, and new clues to the mystery of her grandmother’s past.Īs the unicorns of Luster prepare for an invasion led by their ancient enemy, Beloved, a troubling new clue to the dangers they face is discovered in an ancient scroll. Luster, the world where the unicorns fled to escape the Hunters who have sworn to wipe them out, has dangers of its own-as Cara discovers when she attempts to cross that world in a desperate effort to rescue her grandmother. Soon the two friends are joined by a rebellious young unicorn named Lightfoot, and a ridiculous creature known only as “the Squijum.” With her new friends, Cara begins a dangerous journey across Luster to deliver a message from her grandmother to the Queen of the Unicorns. When a goblin-like monster called a delver tries to steal the amulet, Cara is rescued by “the Dimblethum,” a huge, shambling man-beast. This is a tale of two quests: Cara Diana Hunters search for an ancient story that may unravel the secret of the long enmity between the unicorns and the delvers, and her fathers journey to free Caras mother from the Rainbow Prison. Clutching her grandmother’s mysterious amulet, and following the old woman’s strange instructions, Cara escapes into Luster, the Land of the Unicorns. On a wintry night Cara and her grandmother are pursued into St.
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