I am also not very fond of music in my audiobooks, although it wasn't as bad in this one as some others. I did NOT like the voice of the Squijum though, and am very grateful that it didn't appear much. I also especially liked the voice of the dragon. I am particularly fond of Bruce Coville's voice, and he is very good at emoting.
NARRATION: Full Cast Audio uses different actors for all the main roles, and casts actual children as the younger characters. Thomas' cart/wagon -Cara's interactions with the dragon CAUTIONS: Cara believes that her parents abandoned her and suffers a great deal of emotional trauma as a result. With cut-through pages to reveal each beautiful scene, from the fairy wood to the unicorn palace and much. HIGHLIGHTS / CAUTIONS: -The home & library of the Keeper of the Chronicles - Just like Cara, I want to live there. Step inside the magical world of unicorns with this enchanting, interactive board book. There is an ending to this quest, but the overall plots regarding Cara's family and the danger to the unicorns remains open. It moves along at a good pace with a mix of action and talk. The book is very short, but doesn't feel under developed. We then meet the main individuals who will be going on our quest. PLOT: The book starts right in with a couple of action scenes that do a good job of setting up the mystery & danger Cara will be dealing with. The history of the unicorns & hunters is quite interesting. There are good descriptions of the colors, sights, sounds, and smells of the world. WORLDBUILDING: The world seems to be a standard fantasy setting (forests & caves, unicorns, dwarves called Delvers, dragons, etc), but also includes a couple of unique creature people who aren't fully explained in this volume. We don't learn a lot about anybody besides her, but my favorite side character so far is Thomas (the Tinker and philsopher). Hello Select your address Books Hello, Sign in. Journey into the unique world of male stripping and a small gay strip club located in America’s Second Gayest City and the life long dream of a male entertainer who has been following his dream for 23 years in this follow up to All Male, All Nude. Note: She always wanted to live in a library, which is an excellent life goal. Into the Land of the Unicorns : Coville, Bruce: : Books. She is loyal, brave & compassionate, but not unbelievably so. CHARACTERS: Cara: In such a short book, we don't get a lot of character development for her but it was enough. This book is definitely more on the plot driven side, rather than my preferred character driven tales yet the glimpses we get into what is going on with the characters is intriguing. SUMMARY: Many of the elements of this story are straight out of the fantasy playbook, but Bruce Coville's style of writing almost always manages to suck me in and keep my attention.
BOOK DETAILS: Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Coville, read and published by Full Cast Audio (2009) / Length: 3 hrs 37 min SERIES INFO: This is Book #1 of 4 in "The Unicorn Chronicles," all four are available on audio. New mysteries arise, new secrets are revealed, as the story thunders on toward its stunning climax.A fun little MG Fantasy with some very nice details. This is the first volume of a series that grows more intense, detailed, and somewhat darker as it goes on. Although lots of questions are left unanswered, middle-grade unicorn lovers and fantasy fans won't mind: they'll eagerly await a sequel." Coville weaves traditional unicorn myths into his light, accessible fantasy and provides a neatly contrived ending that hints at the next adventure. On the journey she learns how her family and the unicorns are entwined and earns the favor of a powerful dragon.
Aided by a Lightfoot, a teenage unicorn, by bearlike Dimblethum, and by silly Squijim, Cara makes her way to the Unicorn Queen to deliver a mysterious message from her grandmother. Review from Booklist: "In the first volume of The Unicorn Chronicles, 11-year-old Cara narrowly escapes being captured on Earth by "leaping" to Luster, the land of the unicorns, only to find that she is being pursued there as well. The print version has over 6,500 5 Star reviews on Good Reads. The captivating first volume of the million-copy-selling UNICORN CHRONICLES is finally available as an ebook!