false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172468324m/179174.jpg 179174 33 <I>The Secret of the Unicorn</I> was one of the first truly great Tintin adventures and Herge's personal favorite, combining a puzzling mystery with a ripping pirate yarn. When Tintin finds a magnificent model ship in the street market, his attempt to buy it for Captain Haddock leads him on a trail of pickpockets, burglars, and secret treasure, and Haddock enthralls him with a tale of his seafaring ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock (who was exclaiming "Thundering typhoons!" generations before the Captain ever did), and his fateful encounter with the fearsome pirate Red Rackham. The story is also notable for Herge's fantastic eye for ship detail as well as the first appearances of Nestor and Marlinspike Hall. <I>The Secret of the Unicorn</I> was Tintin's first official two-book adventure, continued in <I>Red Rackham's Treasure</I>. <I>--David Horiuchi</I> 1275077 book 1959 The Secret of the Unicorn (The Adventures of Tintin) total:1380|5:539|4:446|3:320|2:54|1:8| 1380 5611 1613 30 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 07:50:48 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 07:53:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 11 15:45:19 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 24 19:50:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 07 13:58:45 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 14:01:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Mon Jun 23 08:37:59 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 08:38:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 04 20:15:29 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 02:56:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Mar 29 22:05:52 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 22:05:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 10:43:24 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 10:49:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 13:48:54 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 13:48:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed May 27 05:55:43 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 05:57:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 12 12:05:07 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 12:07:05 -0800 2009 ]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 15:03:44 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 15:09:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Sep 02 14:16:14 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 04:07:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 29 22:41:58 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 22:42:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 03:10:11 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 03:10:11 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Tue Aug 26 10:55:55 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 11:10:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 15 08:36:44 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 15:40:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 18 02:17:31 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 02:29:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 25 20:55:43 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 20:57:38 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 05 03:02:20 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 06 19:06:33 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 19 04:31:05 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 04:31:15 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=179174