Tanaquil is a 16-year-old girl who has lived her entire life in a desert fortress, raised by her mother Jaive, the sorceress. After finding magical bones in the desert, she accidentally created a black unicorn, who abruptly drags her from her boring life into an adventure across the desert. What does the unicorn want from her? What can Tanaquil, an unmagical girl who loves to tinker, do for a unicorn?
 
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This is a first edition, hardback copy with the original dust jacket. A small tear in the dust jacket is its only damage.