Fanciful magic seeps into a historically grounded world in this immersive fantasy from Arden (The Warm Hands of Ghosts). The year is 1490, and Anne, duchess regnant of Brittany, is at an impasse: the duchy lost a war with France under her late father’s rule, and now the king is insisting Anne marry him, which would cede her beloved duchy to France. Instead, she secretly arranges to wed Maximilien of Austria. To keep the French envoy distracted while the marriage is finalized, she orchestrates a unicorn hunt in a local forest, a place that divination, the only kind of magic believed to be extant in the world, cannot reach. Much to her shock, Anne does find a unicorn in the forest, along with a mysterious man who apparently spent the past two centuries in the mystical Lost Lands and who teaches Anne that the world is vaster and more mysterious than she realized. What follows is a richly detailed and enthralling tale of political intrigue, folkloric creatures, legendary missing cities, and romance. It’s sure to captivate. Agent: Paul Lucas, Regal Hoffmann & Assoc. (June) —Publishers Weekly

“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, New York Times bestselling author of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries

“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, New York Times bestselling of The Spellshop

“I loved every moment I spent in this magical, dangerous, and haunted realm in the company of its clever and captivating duchess.”—Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education

“[An] epic, ethereal standalone historical fantasy.”—Shelf Awareness

“Katherine Arden is doing the good work and giving us a historical fantasy stunner. . . . The Unicorn Hunters feels like exactly the kind of thing I’ve been looking for.”—Reactor

“The marvelous Katherine Arden . . . is one of the reigning queens of historical fantasy. The Unicorn Hunters will see her return to the medieval era, which is having something of a moment, and placing the real-life Anne of Brittany into a fantastical adventure in a magical forest where unicorns roam.”—BookPage

“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 Reviews, starred review

“Fanciful magic seeps into a historically grounded world in this immersive fantasy from Arden. . . . A richly detailed and enthralling tale of political intrigue, folkloric creatures, legendary missing cities, and romance. It’s sure to captivate.”—Publishers Weekly