Stalking The Unicorn: A Fable Of Tonight [Import] [Paperback]

Mike Resnick (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Legend paperbacks (2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099510707
• ISBN-13: 978-0099510703
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,358,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Witty, dark, entertaining throughout, April 29, 1999

By 

Chris (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stalking Unicorn: A Fable of Tonight (Mass Market Paperback)

If dark comedy, irony, or fantasy/sci-fi are your bag, it would be well worth it for you to try REALLY hard to find this book, as you will not be disappointed. This book starts off with John Mallory, a down on his luck private investigator, spending New Year's Eve alone in his dreary Manhattan office. His wife has run off with his ex-partner, the mafia has put a price on his head, and just when it seemed things couldn't get any cheerier, a little green elf shows up in his office who, to Mallory's surprise, is not an alcohol-based hallucination. It seems that the elf has a job for Mallory... and by dawn the next day, the two will have journeyed to an alternate world which is identical to, and at the same time nothing like, the Manhattan that Mallory has come to know. Resnick's style is dark and ironic, while still maintaining a deeper level of humor than found in most books of this genre. It may be difficult to find this book now, but if what you just read has enticed you, it'll be well worth it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and very funny, November 3, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Stalking Unicorn: A Fable of Tonight (Mass Market Paperback)

This remains the only book I have ever read by Resnick, though I have read a few of his short stories, which have much the same flavor. The hilarity starts in the first chapter and keeps right on going. The hero is transported to a Manhatten terrorized by a demon, because the demon has stolen a unicorn... but I won't give too much away. All I will say is- go out of your way to look for this book. The humor, the completely unexpected ending, and the oddly sympathetic bad guys (once you figure out who the bad guys are) make it hard to pass up.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not the author's best work, October 4, 2011

By 

Bill Allen (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stalking the Unicorn: A Fable of Tonight: A John Justin Mallory Mystery (Paperback)

When I started reviewing books I told myself I wouldn't review those I didn't like. Why? Because 1) I use my real name and 2) I am an author myself and don't think it's good karma or very professional to put down another author's work. Having said this, I'm about to make an exception. Why? Because there are not many reviews for this book and no bad reviews, and buyers should know what they're getting.

Resnick is a great award-winning author. He's been writing forever and has hundreds of books to his name, and anyone starting out reading Stalking the Unicorn can see why. After the first chapter I was excited and anxious for more. But once Resnick took us out of the real world and into his fantasy world, things started to go astray.

I liked some of the humor sprinkled throughout the story, but much of it seemed forced, as if Resnick were trying to be funny instead of being funny. But the bigger problem was his "trying" to create a world that was absurd. His world was absurd, all right, but not in a good way. It felt to me--and to my wife, who quit reading about halfway through--as if Resnick were searching his imagination, looking for the most absurd elements he could find, whether or not they had any point being in the story.

As I said before, Mike Resnick must be a good author. I am guessing he has hundreds of books that are a joy to read. If so, I recommend you try one of those. This cannot possibly be his best work.