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A review by ricksilva
A Glory of Unicorns by Bruce Coville
5.0
Anthology of fantasy stories involving unicorns. In spite of a lot of similarities of theme and worldbuilding across these stories, I found this to be a really enjoyable collection.
There are strong themes of freedom, sacrifice, and faith throughout the collection.
Among my favorite stories were Bruce Coville's opening tale, "The Guardian of Memory", and Jessica Amanda Salmonson's "The Ugly Unicorn", which is the most distinctive story in the book, based on the unicorns of Chinese mythology.
I also really liked the lead character in Kathryn Lay's "The Healing Truth", which was a sort of reverse version of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". The characters in Gail Kimberly's "The Child of Faerie" and the dialogue in Sean Stewart's "The New Girl" were some more highlights.
The theme is pretty consistent, and the tone is hopeful and uplifting, but with undercurrents of tragedy and loss.
There are strong themes of freedom, sacrifice, and faith throughout the collection.
Among my favorite stories were Bruce Coville's opening tale, "The Guardian of Memory", and Jessica Amanda Salmonson's "The Ugly Unicorn", which is the most distinctive story in the book, based on the unicorns of Chinese mythology.
I also really liked the lead character in Kathryn Lay's "The Healing Truth", which was a sort of reverse version of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". The characters in Gail Kimberly's "The Child of Faerie" and the dialogue in Sean Stewart's "The New Girl" were some more highlights.
The theme is pretty consistent, and the tone is hopeful and uplifting, but with undercurrents of tragedy and loss.