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The Unicorn Hunters
  • Published: 2 July 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529952698
  • Imprint: Century
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $65.00

The Unicorn Hunters

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2 June 2026
Hardback
23 June 2026
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2 June 2026
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2 June 2026
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2 July 2026
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The sweeping new historical fantasy novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Katherine Arden.

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.
  • Published: 2 July 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529952698
  • Imprint: Century
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $65.00

About the author

Katherine Arden

Katherine Arden is the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy and the Small Spaces quartet. In addition to writing novels, she enjoys aimless travel, growing vegetables, and running wild through the woods with her dog. She lives in Vermont.
portrait photo of Katherine Arden

Also by Katherine Arden

Small Spaces
The Bear and The Nightingale
The Winter of the Witch
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Empty Smiles
Dark Waters
Dead Voices
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Praise for The Unicorn Hunters

A fascinating story of political intrigue, folklore and fairytale

SFX

A glittering treasure chest of a novel, The Unicorn Hunters brought back all my childhood love of unicorns while offering a sophisticated, lyrical fantasy about a young woman navigating the impossible politics and gender dynamics of fifteenth-century Brittany. It’s beautifully written and entirely delightful

Heather Fawcett

Katherine Arden writes beautiful, irresistible books—the kind you want to immediately reread, the kind you want to both share and hoard, the kind you carry around in your heart. Her books are full of exquisite prose, wonderful characters, and fantastic stories!

Sarah Beth Durst

Fans of jousts, spells, dark magic, and brave women will find plenty of each here. A clever and inspiring reimagining of a little-remembered time and place

Kirkus, Starred Review

A richly detailed and enthralling tale of political intrigue, folkloric creatures, legendary missing cities, and romance. It’s sure to captivate

Publishers Weekly