Gold Unicorn - Tanith Lee

\n \nThe exciting sequel to the acclaimed Black Unicorn...\n \n \n\n \nA madly colorful and exuberantly fantastic tale.-Locus\n \n \n\n \nFast paced and action packed... It is sure to be a hit.-Booklist\n \n \n\n \nLee's language is wonderfully descriptive and lyrical; and as usual, her female characters are real and compelling. -Voice of Youth Advocates\n \n \n\n \nJourneying across different lands, the young member Tanaquil and her familiar, a quarrelsome talking peeve, learn of the empress Veriam, who wishes to conquer from one sea to the next. Tanaquil is shocked to learn that the woman called Conqueror and Child-Eater is in fact her half sister, Lizra.\n \n \n\n \nRemembering the powerful effect the black unicorn had on her people, Lizra has constructed a tremendous mechanical unicorn of gold as a symbol of her conquest.\n \n \n\n \nThe only problem is that it doesn't work-and Lizra commands Tanaquil to make the steam-powered unicorn move. Now Tanaquil must choose between assisting in brutal conquest or risking the ire of her powerful sister.\n