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The Black Unicorn (Landover Series) Audio CD – CD, January 29, 2008

by Terry Brooks (Author), Dick Hill (Reader)

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A year had passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdom from the wizard Meeks, who had set a series of pitfalls against him. Ben survived, by the aid of three loyal friends: Questor Thews, an ill-trained wizard; Abernathy, a talking dog, the Court Scribe; and the lovely Willow, who sometimes had to be a tree. But Ben had been troubled by dreams of disaster to his former partner, Miles Bennett. Yet when he returned to Earth, Ben found Miles doing splendidly. Unknown to Ben, the dreams had been a trap by Meeks, who had returned to the Magic Kingdom as a tiny insect hidden in Ben's clothing. That first night back in Landover, Ben awoke to see Meeks gloating over him, claiming to have the medallion that could summon the mysterious knight-protector, the Paladin, and that he had cast a spell to switch appearances with Ben. Ben found himself outcast, no longer recognized by any friend, though all his powerful enemies seemed to know him. Without the medallion, he couldn't seek the help of the Paladin against Meeks. There was only the prism cat - whatever that might be! And where was Willow - and the mysterious black unicorn she'd set out to find?

Print length

9 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Brilliance Audio
Publication date

January 29, 2008
Dimensions

5 x 0.75 x 5.5 inches
ISBN-10

1423350219
ISBN-13

978-1423350217
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition (January 29, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 9 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1423350219
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1423350217
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 5.5 inches

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Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including the Genesis of Shannara novels Armageddon's Children and The Elves of Cintra; The Sword of Shannara; the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy: Ilse Witch, Antrax, and Morgawr; the High Druid of Shannara trilogy: Jarka Ruus, Tanequil, and Straken; the nonfiction book Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life; and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas, Star Wars(R): Episode I The Phantom Menace.(tm) His novels Running with the Demon and A Knight of the Word were selected by the Rocky Mountain News as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.
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Customers say the book has fantasy elements and intrigue, using the characters of the first. They also mention that the Magic Kingdom is better than they remembered. Readers describe the book as a great addition to the series. However, some customers report errors in the Kindle version.

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Customers find the fantasy elements in the book great, with good twists. They also say the book is easy to read and has a great pace.

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"...Magic Kingdom was better than I remembered (except for the too often use of the "in style" use of 80's foul language in a fantasy novel) and..." Read more

"Brooks, as always, is a master at capturing wild magic and rendering from it a fantastic world, capturing our hearts and imaginations and only he can." Read more

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Customers find the book series great and a great starter series for young fantasy enthusiasts. They also say the Kindle version is plagued with errors.

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Melba McCarthy

Another magical read by Terry Brioks

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2024

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Second book I the magical series Magic Kingdim for Sale, Sold!

This is an enchanting series that is a must-read for Terry Brooks fans and a great starter series for young fantasy enthusiasts. I am re-reading so I can read them to my 8yo grandson and likely his 6yo brother.

Enjoy the magical land of Landover, and it would be king, Ben Holiday. You'll want to return over and over again.

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2023

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I love this series. This is book 2. Great fantasy.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2008

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I feel like all I do is give Terry 5 stars when I rate his books, so if I had to give a 4 star, it would be to the Black Unicorn. Why? It's probably my least favorite in the Landover series. I just finished reading it for the second time and although I thoroughly enjoyed it, it just didn't grab me as much as the other books in the series. It reminded me of books like The Last Unicorn and Alice in Wonderland. I am saying this in reference to the Unicorn and Cat charachters in the book. I think Terry was trying to revive some of our old childhood stories and present elements of them in a new light. Still, I loved the book, just not as much as the others:)

This book also turned me against Willow's father. (Really have harsh feeling for him after 'Wizard at Large, haha.)

I will add though that any new readers to the Landover series, will love this book and if you are a fan of the Shanara series, you'll like how the Landover series isn't actually setup like a trilogy, where one book continues into another. They are all chronoligical, but each book presents new adventures, so be prepared for fun, suspense and excitement.

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Dave

Unicorns rule!

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023

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I've now read this book for the 3rd time. Still great and can't wait to finish the series again!
This series is what got me into reading in the first place. Love Terry Brooks.

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2013

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Started the Landover series in 1985 but never finished. Don't really remember why. Could have been that I considered the Shannara saga more appealing at the time or had started reading Salvatore or Jordan books. Either way, after almost 30 years I picked this series of Brooks books back up. Magic Kingdom was better than I remembered (except for the too often use of the "in style" use of 80's foul language in a fantasy novel) and this book The Black Unicorn was even better. I am now reading Wizard at Large and am probably 1/3 through that book and at the moment am not nearly as taken as I was reading The Black Unicorn.

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Chris Juarez

Masterfully crafted tale.

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2020

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Brooks, as always, is a master at capturing wild magic and rendering from it a fantastic world, capturing our hearts and imaginations and only he can.

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JD

Great book in series - Kindle version still plagued with errors

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2009

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I read the entire Landover series years ago and was happy to see them in Kindle format. I finished the first one - Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold! and was very disappointed at all the spelling & formatting errors, but since it was free, I couldn't complain too much, right?

So I purchased "The Black Unicorn" - Kindle version. Again, on just about every other page there are misspelled words, formatting errors, strange characters (print type, not story type.) I'm really shocked at how poorly these things have been converted to Kindle format.

As a comparison, I read the Kindle version of the first Shannara trilogy and don't remember any errors, if there were, they were few.

I've written Amazon, got the standard canned (thank you for your feedback) response and also wrote to the publisher - Del Rey but haven't received a reply yet.

I'm taking 2 full stars off this time for the poor conversion to Kindle format. The book is great but since I'm reviewing the Kindle version, it loses points.

I just ordered the 3rd one in the series (stupid, I know) but I'm curious to see if there are still errors. If so, I may ask for a refund.

To summarize: Great book, poor conversion to Kindle format.

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Tabi

His is my favorite character in the series so far

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2017

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In this book of the series, several characters display new characteristics that are surprising and interesting. This is also the first book that a unique fairy creature appears. His is my favorite character in the series so far. My husband and I love this series.

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