The Unicorn's Tale

by David Franklin

Once Upon a Time, in a mythical land called Europe... a little girl and a little unicorn found each other--and the continent would never be the same! Join Amethyst the Allergic as she leaves the family rhubarb farm to recover her stolen unicorn and encounters along the way an arms-dealing dwarf, an agoraphobic knight, Ralph Hood and His Band of Self-Actualized Persons, a hairless king, a War of Prodigious Length, and that mystical friend of equines and laryngitics alike, the Hoarse Whisperer.

Genres: Fantasy

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2014

About the author

David Franklin is an art historian with expertise in Italian Renaissance art, a curator, and a former art museum director.

Reviews

[Allison Tebo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A hilarious original fairy tale where every line is packed with humor that is alternately sly, tongue-in-check play-ons, or bold-faced winks at the audience with a humor so broad, you have to groan a little even while you snicker.

This zany adventure had me laughing out loud every few pages (a rare thing for me) and is ridiculously self-aware. It’s very much in the vein of The Hero’s Guide To Storming Your Castle, but with its own unique spin, The Unicorn’s Tale is sure to amuse. If you’re looking for an unabashed fantasy novel that romps and mocks its way through every trope under the sun with a silliness that would put The Princess Bride to shame, this is the story for you. I enjoyed it immensely and highly recommend this clever little read.