

She then emerges as a mortal–Lady Amalthea. In order to protect the last unicorn from King Haggard, Schmendrick places her under a spell. King Haggard has captured the unicorns to watch them from his castle it is the red bull that keeps the unicorns from escaping. To free the other unicorns, the last unicorn must defeat the terrifying red bull, who serves King Haggard. They travel with Molly, a cook for a band of outlaws, who is sad about finally seeing the unicorn at an old age. Schmendrick helps her escape so that she can find the other unicorns. The unicorn befriends a foolish, bumbling magician, named Schmendrick. In her hero’s journey, she must first free herself from the sorcerer, Mommy Fortuna, who collects magical creatures for her midnight carnival. She sets on a quest to find out what has happened to all of the other unicorns. In this timeless tale, a unicorn discovers that she is the last of her kind.

Beagle, is one of my favorite fantasy novels.
