Unicornicopia

Magical Creatures

by Varla Ventura (Editor), Clint Marsh (Introduction)

The most revered of all mythical beings, the Unicorn, dashes across the pages of this collection of fiction and folklore from such notable authors as Odell Shepperd and selections from works such as Unicorns: A Mythological Investigation.

Contents:
Missing the Point;
The Hunter and the Unicorn;
Rumours;
Conjectures;
Certainties;
Opinions Respecting the Terrestrial Existence of the Unicorn

108 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 10, 2012

About the author

Author of THE BOOK OF THE BIZARRE and BEYOND BIZARRE (Weiser Books). Curator of the MAGICAL CREATURES and PARANORMAL PARLOR e-book collections.

Reviews

[Lokinda Julia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Never have I read a book with such turbo speed and unwillingness to continue reading. Thank God I wasted less than 3 hours skimming through this book. Out of curiosity, I decided to read it before the other books currently in progress on my shelves, hoping to find enchanting (fairy)tales from far and wide. Instead, I had to psych myself up to look through some piece of sh…writing which resembles a diploma thesis of a student who had to write at least something on the topic with a minimum of 100 pages. And he/she did it in such a tedious style that it was almost impossible to pay heed to what was written.

My main takeaway from this book: people are creative and always wanted / want / will want to see unicorns everywhere. They saw unicorns in: the rhino, the oryx, the three-legged ass, the crescent moon, horn-twisting, etc.

In short, it's a long-winded work, mere graphomania that could have been much, much shorter and more comprehensible. On the last 15-20 pages, there was only one recurring fact: con men often sold narwhal’s (and walrus’s) teeth or horns (whatever) claiming they were the unicorn’s ones. The end. Don’t waste your time on this book.