With her country's future and her own life at stake, an orphaned duchess must journey into a world of myth and there discover a power that may be her salvation - or her demise - in this enchanting new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight Trilogy and The Warm Hands of Ghosts.'Captivating' Naomi Novik'A brilliant writer with an intriguing imagination' Santa Montefiore------Anne of Brittany was a child when her land was invaded, her castle besieged, and her royal father driven to his death.Now Brittany is occupied by her enemies, her treasury empty, and only one thing is lacking to complete her realm s subjugation: she is required, on pain of the sword, to marry the King of France.But Anne cannot. She has promised her dead father that Brittany would never be conquered.Defiantly, she betroths herself in secret to France s greatest enemy. But in a world where courts may spy on each other by magic, there is only one way to solemnize this illicit union.Under the guise of a hunting party, Anne takes her court deep into a deep forest, a strange place dogged with rumours of ancient enchantments; a place where diviners cannot see. She tells the French that she had gone there to hunt unicorns.It s a ruse, a lie, a feint.But when, against all expectations, a unicorn does appear and a wounded stranger stumbles from the trees and falls at her feet, Anne is plunged into a world of enchantment where a doomed sovereign might find the power to change the destiny of her nation - or be lost in the mist for ever.------Readers are loving The Unicorn Hunters: One of my most anticipated books of 2026 and it DID NOT DISAPPOINT! 5-star reader review Absolutely enchanting 5-star reader review A magnificent fairy tale, and I loved it with all my heart!!!! 5-star reader review Truly unforgettable 5-star reader review Absolutely dazzling in plot and character and prose 5-star reader review This alchemy of history, fairy tale, romance, and setting that just blows me away 5-star reader review I was completely consumed 5-star reader review Full-body immersion into a world of danger, enchantment, heartbreak, and fierce, breathtaking courage 5-star reader review