The Unicorn in the Maze

[KekPafrany]

So I have read the short story. Honestly: first I skipped everything, jumped right to the Lindholm story and read it. It was good, not a pinky-sweety-princessy tale, but the semi-realistic yet mystical story I expected. And I was content

Then I tried the introduction then the other stories in the book. Well.. I was moderately disappointed.

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There was two story cut out from novel, so it needed a story-long explanation before you read them to understand them if you haven't read them yet as a whole novel, so I felt them out of place. They weren't whole story, they just showed two writer, who mentioned the existence of the one-horned beasts.

There were pinky-princessy stories, I know I might be hard on them, but maybe I am not cut out for reading unicorn mystery.

A quote from one of the short stories that I can't help but laughing at: "She rubbed my horn hard, making enough magic rub off to last of a very long time." Okay, this is awesome if you read it out of context.

There was that one suicid nightmare thingy I especially disliked, the 'Homeward Bound'. It can be interpreted as the story about a boy, who sees a narwhal's horn at his uncle and because he feels out of place, he kills himself with it, sees something while dieing. I know I polarize it a little, and maybe overreact too but.. well... I don't have to be always objective, do I? (Just as we can interpret 'The wizard of pigeons' as a story of a homeless veteran who struggle with mental problems).
I find dangerous to write such story where you have to kill yourself to find out you are a mystical supernatural creature, and everybody has the same potential as you.

And the cover... well.. not my taste. But that shall be my least problem. I am a little spoiled because I see such such great artists everywhere and I expect to see their work or works of similar quality.
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I liked 'The court of summer king' and the 'The Princess, the Cat, and the Unicorn' they were quite refreshing, and the introduction story ( The Lore of the Unicorn) was interesting. They (with the Lindholm story included) made me didn't regret buying the collection.