Sometimes enchanting and protective, sometimes fierce, unicorns are major characters in legends from all around the world. Unicorns features 20 of these mythical beasts, , portrayed in exciting and colourful illustrations with annotations and fact boxes. Including unicorns drawn from Chinese, Japanese, Babylonian, Mediterranean and Nordic mythology, Unicorns also includes examples from more recent fantasy literature, such as the Harry Potter books, and C.S.Lewis’s Narnia stories.