INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION BY PATRICK ROTHFUSS. Experience one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century and the book that The Atlantic has called “one of the best fantasy novels ever.”. The unicorn lived in a lilac wood and she lived all alone.... ...so she ventured out from the safety of the enchanted forest on a quest for others of her kind. Joined along the way by the bumbling magician Schmendrick and the indomitable Molly Grue the unicorn learns all about the joys and sorrows