Yes, you read that correctly.Rampant by Diana Peterfreund has a unique premise: unicorns exist, and they want to kill us.
"Forget everything you ever knew about unicorns...
The sparkly, innocent creatures of lore are a myth. Real unicorns are venomous, man-eating monsters with huge fangs and razor-sharp horns. And they can only be killed by virgin descendants of Alexander the Great."
Actually, Peterfreund takes unicorn legends from other cultures and incorporates them into her story, according to her official website. Instead of the "modern," harmless unicorns, hers seem to bear more resemblance to the karkadann or maybe the Shadhavar, both one-horned animals who are hostile to humans. The cryptozoology geek in me thinks this is a great idea.
I probably won't read this, but if they turn it into a movie I predict it will be an instant cult classic. Who wouldn't love a unicorn gorefest?
HA! Now I want to go find this and read it.
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