Loading...
121st out of 238 books
—
293 voters
My rating:
add to my books
The Last Hunt (Unicorn Chronicles #4)
With a deft hand and keen imagination, master storyteller Coville brings thisriveting epic fantasy series to a rousing conclusion as the secrets of Lusterare finally and satisfyingly unveiled.
Hardcover, 605 pages
Published
June 1st 2010
by Scholastic Press
(first published March 1st 2010)
There is a good chance some of your friends read this book. Sign in to see!
sign in »
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
824)
It is a blessed good thing that the Author does a continuous review of previous events in The Last Hunt, otherwise I would have been completely lost, it's been so long since I read the last three. I've never known a four-book series to take so long in being completed, though I won't chide the Author. As a writer myself, I understand and sympathize how a seemingly simple little story can take forever to write, and the writer can do nothing about it.
The Unicorn Chronicles is an enjoyable...more
The Unicorn Chronicles is an enjoyable...more
It took about a year for me to get to this book. It was a birthday gift last summer, either from my eldest sister or another friend, I believe. I last read the third book the year it came out (2008), borrowed from the library so 3 years later I don't remember what happened in the 3rd book. I can remember the first two books clearly, though. I had to appreciate how Coville had the exposition laid out in this final book, even if they showed the technique of some characters explaining to other char...more
An epic fantasy concludes!
Like so many people, I waited far too long for the conclusion to this series.
I'd been reading the books aloud to my sons, who have been completely enthralled by these characters. yes, the books start with a fairly simple, outstanding book, but as Coville advances the story, he also advances the scope, depth, and breadth of characters as well.
I haven't read all the reviews here on Goodreads, but I see that some are not happy with the va...more
Like so many people, I waited far too long for the conclusion to this series.
I'd been reading the books aloud to my sons, who have been completely enthralled by these characters. yes, the books start with a fairly simple, outstanding book, but as Coville advances the story, he also advances the scope, depth, and breadth of characters as well.
I haven't read all the reviews here on Goodreads, but I see that some are not happy with the va...more
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
I've been waiting 13 years for the final book in this series. I hope it lives up to my expectations. *Fingers are crossed*
***SPOILER ALERT!***
... Just finished. I realized about a quarter in that Bruce has really expanded this series. The first book was about 150 pages and had a single viewpoint. This final book is about 600 pages and has close to twenty viewpoints. Perhaps he meant to make this series an epic fantasy all along. But it was not what I was expecting style-wise....more
***SPOILER ALERT!***
... Just finished. I realized about a quarter in that Bruce has really expanded this series. The first book was about 150 pages and had a single viewpoint. This final book is about 600 pages and has close to twenty viewpoints. Perhaps he meant to make this series an epic fantasy all along. But it was not what I was expecting style-wise....more
This review is also available on my blog, Stumptown Books.
Forgive me when I say that I uttered a sigh of relief upon starting what I knew would be the last novel in this series. I grew bored of it in book 2, although this book was much better than its predecessors, it still left me a bit flat.
Again with the terrible brown text on cream paper. The cover for this one is quite pretty, although I'm not sure where the dragon's left arm went. Looks like an action book and that'...more
Forgive me when I say that I uttered a sigh of relief upon starting what I knew would be the last novel in this series. I grew bored of it in book 2, although this book was much better than its predecessors, it still left me a bit flat.
Again with the terrible brown text on cream paper. The cover for this one is quite pretty, although I'm not sure where the dragon's left arm went. Looks like an action book and that'...more
Although this book had many twists and turns and much excitement, there were just too many different plots going on at once for me. I wish Coville would have continued with the simple story he started in book 1 instead of having all of the different creatures/people telling their stories, which only added to the confusion. It was not a "hard-to-put-down" book for me. It was a "read-so-I-can-finish-it" book. I didn't like the violence and death and some of the plots were u...more
I love Bruce Coville, but to be honest, this book was sort of a mess. When I attempted to explain the plot to a friend who'd only read the first book in the series, we gave up after fifteen minutes. This book needed another eight rounds of editing - preferably done by someone who'd read the other three books, because by the end of this one I had no idea how any of it had happened. I'm not sure Coville knew, either. The first books in the series are such great stories, with engaging characters an...more
Way-chan (Aspiring Author)
rated it
Recommends it for:
All Fantasy Freaks
Recommended to Way-chan (Aspiring Author) by:
Sister in law
I loved this book!
It was a great, action-packed conclusion the the Unicorn Chronicles.
The only thing that got confusing, was the many POV and characters. There were so many characters who's stories needed to be told, and I kept getting them mixed up and it was overwhelming.
But, really, I don't see how he could have done it differently. The story is just intense that way.
All in all, it was filled with wonderfulness. And what happened to Cara! Oh my. It was such a good direc...more
It was a great, action-packed conclusion the the Unicorn Chronicles.
The only thing that got confusing, was the many POV and characters. There were so many characters who's stories needed to be told, and I kept getting them mixed up and it was overwhelming.
But, really, I don't see how he could have done it differently. The story is just intense that way.
All in all, it was filled with wonderfulness. And what happened to Cara! Oh my. It was such a good direc...more
Finally, after a decade of waiting, I was able to read the conclusion of The Unicorn Chronicles. I'm older than the intended audience, so I did have to quell my irritation with the style of writing, which is aimed at slightly younger readers (the only times it really bothered me were generally in scenes where adult characters were conversing; that's when it was at it's most simplistic. In general, though, it was fine).
Coville answers nearly all the questions that were raised in the pre...more
Coville answers nearly all the questions that were raised in the pre...more
This is the last installment! I had a really hard time going through this one. It took me, like, four or five weeks to finish it and that doesn't usually happen. I guess, before the end, it wasn't really that good. I mean, it was okay, it just felt like Bruce Coville was loosing his touch a little bit...at least from the beggining to near the end. Once the final battle started..."Oh, my gosh!" It got really exciting. And where all of the characters ended up...whoa. Especially Cara.
...more
...more
I read the first book (Into the Land of the Unicorns - a very short book. The last 3 are triple the length of the 1st) in this series when I was only in 5th grade. I am now 25 years old and finally the series has come to an end; and what an ending it was!
All four of the books in this series have brought me to tears. Bruce Coville built a magical, wonderful land called Luster. Not without its' dangers, of course, but so beautiful that you will wish you could go there yourself.
...more
Bruce Coville’s beloved series finally comes to an end in a long awaited for finale with The Last Hunt. After many years of waiting and waiting for the next installment to come out, we got everything we could want – action, answers, and a resolution that wraps everything up nicely.
I’m not sure if everyone’s read this series but I started out with the first book when I was in fifth grade, maybe earlier, and the wait for the next book was excruciating. You thought Harry Potter was bad?...more
I’m not sure if everyone’s read this series but I started out with the first book when I was in fifth grade, maybe earlier, and the wait for the next book was excruciating. You thought Harry Potter was bad?...more
Janni
added it
(Disclaimer: Bruce has edited not only some of my short stories, but also some of my unicorn short stories. So I'm not an unbiased reader here.)
If my inner 10-year-old has a strong thread of horse girl in her, she has an even stronger thread of unicorn girl. (The two are somewhat entwined, but not entirely.) And she and I have both been waiting for the conclusion of The Unicorn Chronicles for something like fifteen years now. We're not at all disappointed that we waited.
O...more
If my inner 10-year-old has a strong thread of horse girl in her, she has an even stronger thread of unicorn girl. (The two are somewhat entwined, but not entirely.) And she and I have both been waiting for the conclusion of The Unicorn Chronicles for something like fifteen years now. We're not at all disappointed that we waited.
O...more
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
Fairly entertaining although epic fantasy is clearly not this author's strength. The stuff with Fallon, Elihu and Allura was the weakest plot thread. Most of the secondary characters who died were underdeveloped, leaving the reader no real reason to grieve. The concept of slowly growing a new world is fascinating and the most intriguing idea of the book.
I wait 18 years for this book! I read the first book in the series when I was in second grade. It took Mr. Coville ~10~ years to write the second one. Finally, the fourth book was released and the series is complete. At long last, I know who the Dimblethumb and the Squijim are, and Cara was reunited with her family.
You can laugh at me for reading this if you want, but it was just barely published and it's the last in a series I started reading when I was a kid. I didn't enjoy it, but I had to know how it ended. This is on the same level as all those Stars Wars books some of you read. You know who you are.
Oh man guys. If I had been alone, I would have burst into tears. Seriously. What an ending! And seriously, the action doesn't stop until RIGHT at the end. Wow. I feel like a huge part of my life is over, now that the series I've been reading for forever has finally ended. Weird.
But amazing! I own the first two in the series and I will be soon buying the last two, to complete my set.
But amazing! I own the first two in the series and I will be soon buying the last two, to complete my set.
It lost a star because there are a lot of stories that were never started/finished. He left some loose ends maybe in hopes to create more. Well, it took him almost 20 YEARS to finish 4 books, I don't want any more loose ends. I want it over. It's not over.
I likes it up until the final battle which felt very rushed. There was no time for the numerous deaths to sink in before you were hit with another. I LOVE the first two, but the third and forth both just left me frustrated.
Hannah
rated it
Recommends it for:
Anyone who liked the 1st 3 books
Shelves:
11andup,
2010,
adventure,
fantasy-magic,
fiction,
favorite,
series,
summer-challenge,
clean
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
This was so disappointing. After all this time, surely Coville could have written a better book? There were too many hurried plotlines, a few self/reader insertions, and a lot of overly-obvious plot points.
Very nice but somewhat predictable finish for the series. There are numerous ways that this story (or another story in the Unicorn Chronicles could) continue. I hope to see more Unicorn Chronicle books from Bruce Coville.
AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I read this in like one day because I was so freaking excited that I finally got it after like a year since reading the third!
My daughter and I really like this series. We were excited to finally be able to read Book 4. We both hope that there will be many more stories about the unicorns and other inhabitants of Luster.
We listened to this last (I think) in the Unicorn Chronicles series. Great story, lots of action and unexpected twists. Great ending too!
The book was REALLY good, until the end...It left soo much incomplete. I was pretty upset; I want a fifth book, badly.
This was an excellent end to a wonderful series. I love that he left so many things open for possible other books centered around Luster, but still wrapped up all the characters & story lines within the unicorn chronicles.
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Readers Also Enjoyed
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
“Still, the painful death of that unicorn had been satisfying to watch”
—
1 person liked it
More quotes…
