![]() "What we do not wish to remember we sometimes hide. But how to resist a foe as cunning, hateful, and backed by mysterious powers as Beloved? ![]() The Hunters want to eradicate the last of the unicorns, a tragedy Amalia Flickerfoot must prevent. Cara's ageless ancestor, Beloved, has finally obtained an amulet to gain passage for herself and her Hunter kin into Luster, and once they breach this fantasy world, the final hunt will commence. The new Queen has lived most of her life on Earth as Cara's grandmother Ivy Morris, unaware of her unicorn heritage, but she must quickly learn the ins and outs of royal responsibility. Twelve-year-old human Cara Hunter's grandmother has assumed her rightful role and form as Amalia Flickerfoot, Queen of the Unicorns, succeeding Arabella Skydancer after the aged Queen faded to her eternal rest. A few key mysteries were cleared up by the previous book, but the unicorns of Luster have miles to go before they rest. If you thought the delay between book one of the Unicorn Chronicles ( Into the Land of the Unicorns, 1994) and book two ( Song of the Wanderer, 1999) felt interminable, how much more so the wait for book three, Dark Whispers (2008)? Bruce Coville took his time getting this story aligned, and it shows: Dark Whispers is a lush, nuanced narrative, divided among several main characters whose separate storylines are converging toward a barnburner of a conclusion in the final book of the quartet. And over all of them hang two dreadful questions: who is the Dark Whisperer who is giving so many so many corrupt ideas, and will Luster survive the war to come? ![]() Cara and her friends continue to grow and face dangers that put all they care about at risk. Compared to the earlier books it's much darker, with hints of cataclysm to come. There are Delvers who do not want to follow their leader's plan for destruction, and change is coming to the centaurs, the dragons, and the much-loved Dimblethumb. Ian, Cara's father, is fighting to find her mother in the prison that Beloved has made for her in another world. Cara is coming into her own as an emissary of the unicorns, gathering vital information for them that will reveal Beloved's plans and Luster's vulnerabilities. This is a powerful addition to the Unicorn Chronicles as Cara's family struggles to come together while the evil sorceress Beloved begins her campaign to destroy the unicorn world Luster and all who live there. ![]() Okay, I admit, I'm prejudiced-Bruce is my best male friend, my writing buddy, and he read DARK WHISPERS to me as I read BLOODHOUND to him. ![]()
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