Tanaquil, who is the daughter of the sorceress Jaive, feels her mother has rejected her because her only skill is that she can mend things. When Tanaquil rebuils the bones of a dead unicorn and Jaive accidentally brings it back to life, Tanaquil sees a chance to start a new life and follows the unicorn into the desert. She travels with a peeve, a furry animal who has the gift of speech due to a spillover of Jaive's magic. Follow Tanaquil's travels as she tries to find her own place in the world. With Black Unicorn, award-winning author Tanith Lee begins her epic fantasy of magic, of alternate worlds both perfect and flawed, and of the enchanting unicorns that travel between them.