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Sick to death of vampires and vampire books? Well, how about something a little different this fall? A new teen novel dealing with unicorns--killer unicorns that is--and the virgins who slay them!




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" You sick to death of vampires and vampire books well how something a little different this filing new teen novel dealing with unicorn killer you know course that is. And the Burgess who slight up."

" When you think unicorn to what comes to mind channel creatures of fantasy and magic sparkly horns and snow white -- Well forget all that author Diana Peter Freud says to you Lawrence can actually be killers."

" People really think it unicorn says something -- is you're really at the trapper keeper wait. -- you -- the brain doesn't think like that but that's just a small part of the unicorn legend. "

" In Diana's new fantasy novel rampant published by harpercollins. Unicorn are venomous vicious creatures out for me and destruction. And only -- descended from Alexander the Great like the books -- an asteroid. You can stop them."

" It's sort of a little bit like Buffy the Vampire Slayer you --"

" Diana says she created her own version of the -- horns after studying those of myths and legends."

" They're legends about Alexander the -- You know I bet his war horse sustain for a horse that you've kind of assessment. -- actually not a horse at all but if this type of meeting unicorn and -- these old books that have you him riding on this uniform rather -- on horse with beating army costs here. Part of your research included a trip to Rome where the book is set when I was in -- my -- location scouted all of the different places all the different settings in the book from. A trusting burial city used to monasteries have recovered in human bones all of the walls with. An amazing --"

" Back at home Diana took her research turned it into a novel. Taken a legend in the mix and giving them a modern day twist and -- the."

" And you occurrence kind of go together like blood and vampires you know it's just something that's. Part of the legend so it you know it fit really well into the story and I thought it doesn't really interest in chance to explore topics. It is close to the experience of teen girls. You know a lot of teen girls and think about issues of sexuality and and about you know their boyfriends and romancing and and what the future holds in terms of fat."

" While a unicorn hunters might be virginal they're definitely. Definitely not damsel in distress."

" I would create the to think that women are very young intelligent strong how a lot of power -- and you know I've always been John you know Caroline you know everywhere from -- lay had some thought he'd seen. You Palin -- it rains I really like the idea female warriors."

" So forget everything you think you know about -- aren't they give this unique fantasy novel grip and trying instead."

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