Tanaquil, who is the daughter of the sorceress Jaive, feels her mother has rejected her because her only skill is that she can mend things. When Tanaquil rebuils the bones of a dead unicorn and Jaive accidentally brings it back to life, Tanaquil sees a chance to start a new life and follows the unicorn into the desert. She travels with a peeve, a furry animal who has the gift of speech due to a spillover of Jaive's magic. Follow Tanaquil's travels as she tries to find her own place in the world. With Black Unicorn, award-winning author Tanith Lee begins her epic fantasy of magic, of alternate worlds both perfect and flawed, and of the enchanting unicorns that travel between them.

Tanith Lee is one of the leading writers of her generation. Born and raised in England, she has traveled and read widely and can speak of a thousand lands in a million different worlds with a voice of authority.