Review: Wonder MG Fantasy For All Ages
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 13, 2013
Ms. de Montigny's The Shadow Of The Unicorn is a great book, particularly for middle grade aged readers. It unwinds a tale about Azaria, a young unicorn, and how he matures and rises to the occasion to save his endangered species from a new threat in the form of a particularly heinous human. Most unusual is the wise sage character, Darius, who is a dinosaur, the last of his kind. Kudos to Ms. de Montigny for writing an original variation on the fantasy epic--unicorns intermingling with dinosaurs! The book's themes include the humane and environmental concerns that Watership Down and the films of Hayao Miyazaki have in common. If you have a middle grader or are just young at heart, pick up The Shadow Of The Unicorn.