forget Everything You Ever Knew About Unicorns . . .
astrid Llewelyn Has Always Scoffed At Her Eccentric Mother's Stories About Killer Unicorns. But When One Attacks Her Boyfriendruining Any Chance Of Him Taking Her To Promastrid Finds Herself Headed To Rome To Train As A Unicorn Hunter At The Ancient Cloisters The Hunters Have Used For Centuries. However, All Is Not What It Seems At The Cloisters. Outside, Unicorns Wait To Attack. And Within, Astrid Faces Other, Unexpected Threats: From Bone-covered Walls That Vibrate With Terrible Power To The Hidden Agendas Of Her Fellow Hunters To Her Growing Attraction To A Handsome Art Student . . . An Attraction That Could Jeopardize Everything.
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this Compelling New Adventure, Peterfreund's (secret Society Girl) Ya Debut, Introduces An International Cast Of Strong Young Women, Virginal Descendants Of Alexander The Great, Who Hunt An Unusual Breed Of Monster: Unicorns. Sixteen-year-old Narrator Astrid Llewelyn Never Believed Her Mother's Stories About Unicorns—portrayed As Bloodthirsty, Venomous And Near Impossible To Kill—until One Impales The Boy She's Seeing. Sent To Rome (unwillingly) To Train With Other Huntresses In Response To The “reemergence” Of The Supposedly Extinct Creatures, Astrid Makes New Friends And Enemies, Hones Her Powers And Finds Time For A Little Romance, While Coming To Grips With Her New Life (“forgive Me If Enforced Lifelong Celibacy And Possible Death By Dismemberment And Poisoning Don't Exactly Get Me Excited,” She Gripes). But She Soon Suspects (as Will Readers) That The War Against The Unicorns Isn't So Cut-and-dried. With An Atmospheric Setting, Personable Ensemble Cast And Some Reasoned Discussions About Virginity, This Gripping Page-turner Evokes The Same Grrl-power Spirit As Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Packed With Action, Mystery And A Complex And Intriguing Mythology. Ages 12–up (aug.)
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Romance
- Science Fiction & Dystopian
- Romance
Publisher : HarperTeen
Author : Peterfreund, Diana
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2010-08-31
Number Of Pages : 432
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0061490040
ISBN-13 : 9780061490040
Item weight : 0.65 lb
Dimensions : 1.2 in x 5.2 in x 7.9 in
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