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Name: Brittany
Location: USA

OMG!!! You should SO try and make movies out of the unicorn chronicles!!!!! so far i've only read the first two, but i'm sure the other two will be just as exciting! by the way i LLLLLOOOOOVVVVEEEE the unicorn chronicles!!! still a movie for those books would be AMAZING !!!!! please reply! -brittany

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 2:19:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Hi, Brittany -

Well, as I often say, writers don't make movies, Hollywood makes movies. I would love to see a good film made from the Chronicles. On the other hand, if you consider how often good books get turned into BAD movies, the idea also makes me kind of nervous!

Name: Samantha
Location: CA, USA

I just read Julia Dove Queen of Love, and it was AMAZING! I liked it alot.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 12:59:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Hi, Samantha -

Glad you enjoyed that one. I had a blast writing it, especially once Roxanne and Jerome got involved in the action!

Name: kiley
Location: USA

dear bruce covile you are my hero and i love your books.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 12:57:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Kiley -

What a wonderful thing to say. Be careful,though, or you might make me blush! :>

Name: Mandy Sutter
Location: Ithaca, NY USA

Thank you for your Shakespeare books! My 8 year old LOVED your Hamlet version, and we have since purchased most of the books in this series. Your version of Macbeth was excellent preparation for seeing Macbeth on stage this summer. So thank you for helping to create a young lover of Shakespeare!

Monday, August 02, 2010 at 6:54:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Hi, Mandy -

Ah, many thanks for this message. This is exactly what I hoped these books would do!

I love writing them, partly because I have to spend so much time reading and re-reading the original plays. It's kind of an excuse to wallow in the best language ever written!

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Hi, Mandy -

Ah, many thanks for this message. This is exactly what I hoped these books would do!

I love writing them, partly because I have to spend so much time reading and re-reading the original plays. It's kind of an excuse to wallow in the best language ever written!

Name: Marissa
Website: NONE
Location: Bellevue, Washington USA

Dear Mr. Bruce, Me again! Just one question this time - does Cara ever become Queen of the Unicorns? :D ~ Marissa

Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 11:43:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Hi, Marissa -

Oh, it's way too early to know that. Remember, unicorns live a loooong time, so unless something dreadful happens, Amalia Flickerfoot will be queen far into the future.

Name: lily
Location: north vancouver, british columbia canada

Hi! It's me again! A few days ago me and my mom (she's also a huge fan of your unicorn chronicles) were talking about how we so badly hoped you would write more books about Luster. I was wondering if you ever considered writing the Geomancer's story. Like how she came to be such a powerful magician and all that. I think it would be really interesting. Just a thought.=D Lily

Friday, July 30, 2010 at 9:07:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Hi, Lily -

I keep telling my editor that one of the books I want to write is the story of the Geomancer. She's one of my favorite characters.

Glad you and your mom like the books so much!

Name: Danielle W.
Location: NY USA

I read the first three Unicorn Chronicles as a second grader, and I loved them. I waited for years for the last one, wondering and at times impatient. Now I am off to college, a budding fantasy author myself, and the last one finally comes out! I feel that I am wrapping up my childhood in a very special way before I am off to become an adult in a bigger, less magical world. Thank you Mr. Coville, and all the other authors who allowed me to live my childhood in FairyLand. I hope that one day my stories will sit beside yours on the shelf!

Friday, July 30, 2010 at 6:50:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Danielle -

This message filled me with joy. Like you, I continued to love YA fantasy as I enter college, and it was shortly afterward that I decided this was what I wanted to do with my life.

Good luck with college - and with your own hopes and dreams for becoming a writer!

Name: post 4th grade kennedy elementary summer school
Location: ogdensburg, New York USA

We have read some of your books in summer school and have enjoyed them. We have been learning more about authors and like the fact that you have done some of the same things that we have done and that you live only 2 hours from our school. We have enjoyed some of the comedy that you have written such as Thor's Wedding Day, The Weeping Werewolf, Dragonslayer's, and Sixth Grade Aliens. Thank you for all of the books that you have written. The post 4th grade summer school students at Kennedy elementary school in Ogdensburg NY

Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 4:00:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Hey, Gang -

Thanks for this lovely message. Sorry I didn't reply sooner - there was a problem with the guestbook for a while, and though messages were coming in I wasn't getting the notifications. I'm scrambling to catch up now.

Anyway, I'm really glad you enjoyed those. One of my great goals in life is to make reading fun!

PS: I used to be a fourth grade teacher. It's pretty much my favorite year.

Name: Nancy
Location: California USA

Dear Bruce, First, I'd like to thank you for all your thoughtful responses to everyone who posts here raving about your books :) That's a nice personal touch not often received from busy writers! Secondly, I echo so many other posters when I say that I first read "Into the land of Unicorns" as a child, I can't even remember how old I was! It had everything I enjoyed in a book, and was a major player in my growing fascination and love for reading at a young age. Now, (many many years later), I have just graduated with my degree in English literature, but I still hold a special place in my heart for my childhood favorites. Needless to say, I have been on the edge of my seat to find out what happens with Cara &co, and finally received my copy of "The Last Hunt" in the mail today and finished it a good 14 hours later. It was captivating, emotionally wrenching, suspenseful, and extremely bittersweet. The original characters in this series feel like old friends of mine, and I am both happy and sad to see their stories wrapped up, at least for now. Thank you for all the time and energy you have poured into making sure that the Unicorn Chronicles got the ending it deserved, and my personal thanks to your contribution to inspiring and shaping my education & passion so early in my childhood!

Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 1:13:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Hi, Nancy -

It's sadly ironic to find your lovely words of praise for my thoughtful responses, since a glitch in the guestbook system has had me not answering for a while. Sorry you've had to wait so long for THIS response.

You probably know, from reading other responses I have made, how abashed I have felt at taking so long to bring this story to its conclusion. I'm really glad that you feel the ending worked the way it should - partly because it helps justify that long delay, since I truly don't think I could have written THE LAST HUNT even ten years ago. It was a book I had to grow into.

Congratulations on your degree. It pleases me deeply to know that I provided one of your entry points to the joy of reading.

All best,

Name: Jennifer
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland USA

Hello again Mr.Coville! I finally read the first book of the unicorn chronicles and I loved every minute of reading it. I have the other two books, Song of the Wanderer and Dark Whispers, but I'm only half way done reading the second book. I would have been done with both by now but the second book had a printing error and repeated two chapters and excluded a few later chapters, so I have to go back to library soon to get Song of the Wanderer again, but It will be worth it! Your work is really good, and you inspire me to work hard to one day get my work published. Unicorns are the best!!!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 7:17:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, August 09, 2010:

Hi, Jennifer -

So glad that you love the first book - and so sorry to hear about that printing error. Those things are relatively rare, but they do happen. I hope the library was able to provide you with another copy!

Good luck with your own writing, Jennifer. Unicorns forever!!

Name: Vivian
Location: Foresthill, CA USA

Oh, and by the way... will there =ever be a U.C movie? I hope so...

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 5:39:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Tuesday, August 10, 2010:

Hi, Vivian -

Asking me if there will ever be a UC movie is like asking me to read a crystal ball. There's nothing in the works right now, but you never know when Hollywood might call. But that's what it would take. I'm an author (and audiobook producer), most definitely NOT a moviemaker!

Name: Vivian
Location: USA

You should come to Cali for book signing! I just bought the new book, but before I read I have to read all the others again... it's been years since I read them, but I never forgot about them!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 5:32:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Tuesday, August 10, 2010:

Hi, Vivian -

It makes me really happy to know that the books stay in your memory this way.

I was hoping my publisher would send me on a book tour to promote THE LAST HUNT, but I guess they were too busy with other things. (Not that I'm cranky . . .)

Name: Payton LaRock
Location: Ogdensburg, New York USA

I love your Unicorn Chronicels series.They are the best books that I have ever read.For my birthday I am asking for some of your books.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 12:59:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Tuesday, August 10, 2010:

Hi, Payton -

Hope you got your birthday wish! Glad you love the books.

Name: Libbie Higley
Location: Beaver Dam, AZ USA

I loved every book I have ever read of yours, but I do have to say you always leave me handing, especially in the Last Hunt. I still have questions. For example will Cara ever be changed back because you have left it open? She has one of M'Gama's rings and the Delver knows of Tranfonation Magic. How will her and Lightfoot's relationship change? So, many question, but I can't help wanting to keep reading and loving your books. You are definately one of my top three favorite authors. Thanks for writing.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 10:11:00 AM

Name: THe Amazing Lauren N
Location: PA USA

HI its me again! WOW im in the middle of the last hunt sooo good!!! But right now i can't read it cause im just sooo shocked at this one part!(without giving any thing away) i'll tell you what part. . . so the girl gets taken by the guy! guy says you know that thing you have can help you! and girl says what how? guy says you can make choice #1 or with the thing you have choice #2! girl realises that choice #2 is something shes has always though about! girl thinks. . .(gets scared about thinking about choice #1) and girl chooses #2! So hopefully you know what part im talking about!! I just cant believe that happend! I'm still sooo shocked!!!!!!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 8:39:00 AM

Name: Nicole Moon
Location: OKC, OK USA

Me again, I was just reading through your comments in the guest book and saw a posting about a 4th Nina Tanleven book. Is this still something your working on cause I would love to read more of those books. The Ghost Wore Gray is my favorite book of all time. In fact I think the Nina Tanleven series may have been the inspiration for the hit TV show Ghost Whisper with Jennifer Love Hewitt. I'm just saying seems like the same idea to me helping ghost cross over and all that. Anyone really just wondering if that 4th book is still a possibility.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 7:16:00 AM

Name: Nicole Moon
Website: http://facebook.com
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA

Dear Mr. Coville, My name is Nikki and I have been a fan of yours for over 20 years. My Favorite of your books have always been the Nina Tanleven series and I also really like all the My Teacher is and alien books and the magic shop series. I was born and raised in NY but now I live here in Oklahoma. Unfortunately finding your books here is hard to do. I now have a 4 year old son and have been trying to read him your books but unfortunately the libraries here don't have that many of your books. I have since been trying to track them down on the internet so I can own them all in my home and pass them to him when he is old enough to read on his own. I just got a package on Ebay containing 9 of my favorites. My son Riley was just recently diagnosed with Autism and my husband could not handle the problems our son had and left us. Things have been really tough for us and the best times we have are when we sit down to read your books together. He seems to really like your stories. I want to thank you for writing all those amazing stories that helped me develop a love of reading and now are such a joy for my son.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 5:34:00 AM

Name: Laura
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah USA

In the middle of the Second book, Cara meets the Queen's Players, and suddenly everybody has the gift of tongues. Moonheart and the other unicorns can understand the acts and jokes without direct physical contact. How is Finder well known? In the last book it is implied that if a unicorn stabs your chest it only establishes a connection with that unicorn. This is very inconsistant.

Monday, July 26, 2010 at 7:41:00 AM

Name: Ivy Beck
Location: Palmer, Alaska USA

OMG!!!!! I LOVE THE LAST HUNT!! IT IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!!! wow!!! nice job! :D lol ya im excited about it. i will read it more then one time! thats for sure, Ivy

Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 8:28:00 PM

Name: Stefani
Location: Fort Worth, Texas USA

Hiya! I'm a 19 year old college student and I first read "Into the Land of the Unicorns" In either the second or third grade. I read the second book a couple years later and then scoured the universe for the third to no avail, until I got the internet in the eighth grade and found your website. I'm still waiting to get the third and fourth books, being a college student I don't have as much time as I'd like to fill my brain with fantastical adventures and art ideas, but I'm enjoying my education. Anyway, I wanted you to know that your books have always had a place in my heart and I believe helped shape some of the better parts of my character today. Thank you for being an awesome author! Sincerely, Stefani (the college student that still reads children books)

Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 1:44:00 PM

Name: andrea
Location: toronto, ontario canada

hi bruce! i love all of your books they are the only books that i own and read. the unicorn series are my favourite.they make me feel like i can escape to a different world. no other author writes like you do. i just wanted to let you know that i apreciate the hard work that put into the books. bye for now andrea

Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 2:04:00 AM

Name: ginny
Location: basking ridge, nj USA

hi.

Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 3:54:00 AM

Name: Ahmed
Location: Buffalo, NY USA

You've been a writer for quite a while, Bruce, so I'm sure you've heard this kind of thing quite often throughout the years. Just for my own personal catharsis, however, I feel it necessary to tell you just how much your novels meant to me as a kid. At any given time in my young life, I could be found trolling the library. While I read a lot of books, none absolutely enthralled me quite like the "Aliens Ate My Homework" series. Rod Allbright wasn't just a sympathetic hero; he was determined to go on a most fantastical quest to bring together his family and find his father. (In retrospect, you might have tapped into a deep psychological realm. Woah.) I'm now a 22 year old college graduate. I read books by Dostoevski and Kafka, works about existentialists and transcendentalists, essays on physics and metaphysics. But for the rest of my life, I'll always have a warm, tender place in my heart for Rod and the crew of the good ship Ferkel. I think the first time I was ever moved to tears over a piece of literature (read: 9 years old) was over Snout. Thank you so much for your work! And in the name of all that is good, bring back Rod Allbright!

Friday, July 23, 2010 at 11:55:00 PM

Name: Chrissy
Location: NY USA

It was great meeting you! Thanks for signing my book.

Friday, July 23, 2010 at 3:43:00 AM

Name: Chelsea
Location: Toronto, CA

Mr.Coville, I have read the first 3 books in The Unicorn Chronicles series and I've loved them all! One thing that I've noticed and really liked is that you usually start your books with action. With some other books I've read, I've gotten bored. With your books, I've never gotten bored. There's always something going on, so it's impossible to get bored. I love your books and I'm going to read them over and over again. I've been really patient, but when I finally get to read The Last Hunt, I know that it will be worth the wait. Chelsea.

Friday, July 23, 2010 at 3:41:00 AM

Name: grace
Website: http://www.facebook.com
Location: naperville, IL USA

hey Bruce! :D wow this is my 1st time talking to you in your guest book! lol i love your books! and i can't wait to read your other books that i haven't read yet.

Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 2:53:00 PM

Name: Kim
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada

I finally got a hold of The Last Hunt... I AM TOTALLY LOVING IT SO FAR, I COULD BARELY PUT IT DOWN LONG ENOUGH TO WRITE THIS MESSAGE... bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 9:16:00 AM

Name: Camila
Location: USA

Hi Mr. Coville- sorry about the length- if I had my way, it would be much longer I personally want to thank you for the work that you put into writing the Unicorn Chronicles.As a child, my parents thought me dyslexic;I think it just a suspicion.In any case, we were forced to spend a half hour each day reading,an eternity for children of 7(twins).This meant frequent trips to the library. In 1999 my father got a new book titled Song of the Wanderer.I hope it helps satisfy your career as author when I say it changed my life.A decade later, even in my later teens,I can't put books down.We still make frequent trips to the library (willingly)and my parents now get mad at us for reading too much. This is because of you.I gained a thirst;it was like the Song of the Wanderer opened a door for me that remains true.Because of it, I had the chance to pick up another series that affected me just as much.I think you would think the author a worthy adversary,because I remember constantly reading that you respected this man:Philip Pullman. The Unicorn Chronicles and HDM are the two dearest things in the world to me.Sitting between my cared for books are 3 ragged and worn to the binding;into the land,Song of the Wanderer,HDM.If wear and tear is a statement for devotion,this is it.I'd delve into finding a character's intentions for actions,and analyze single words to puzzle out feelings.I'm sad to say that half the pages ripped out,and some tape is what holds the poor things together. Thankfully, the last two are sturdy.Once finished with the 4th,I literally lay for an hour composing a mental letter to you right there and then, though it took month to finally write.In years prior to Dark Whispers,I felt that Cara and Lightfoot went through so much,it was only fitting for them to deepen the bond of friendship to more,so when there was first a hint of an alternative in book 2,I panicked.The 3rd only deepened it; I tried to reconcile.So I was ecstatic when Belle found,what I thought,she truly needed-not the unstable relationship of a partner,but of a true friend.It felt right.So you can imagine my joy with the rest of the story;it was as if you read my mind.For the throne,who is next?Cara or Lightfoot?Or could they have a joint rule?And Lightfoots past and future,and Medafil's story would we welcome.I hope you give your fans more soon,online,in short stories,or even another novel(preferred,of course).I am happy you took your time finishing it;with time came what felt like the proper ending.Cara's change went passed my wildest dreams,I was so happy to read it, and would like to know more about her as a unicorn. Finally, I would like you to know that you have done this reader very well, and I want nothing more than thank you again and again for what you have given us.To quote Philip Pullman, "Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a Time lasts forever." Please write back, I am eager for a reply. But if not, I am content that you would at least have read this message. Camila.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 1:11:00 PM

Name: Kim
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada

4th grade? That's when I started the seris too!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 5:22:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 28, 2010:

I think everyone should read my books when they're in 4th grade! ;>

Name: Nikole A Weiss
Location: Belvidere, IL USA

You should come to the Barnes and Noble in Rockford, IL to sign books!!

Monday, July 19, 2010 at 12:46:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 28, 2010:

Well, if I ever get out to Rockford I'll happily consider it. I spend a lot of time in NYC, so signing at Books of Wonder just made sense.

Name: Julie
Location: USA

I was wondering if you have any books good for, say, 13 year olds? I like long books and dont usually even consider reading a book unless its over 200 pages. i looked on my library's web site and most of your books that they have are about aliens. i dont like books about aliens.(oh, yeah-and i read the unicorn chronicles already)

Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 5:11:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 28, 2010:

Hi, Julie -

You might consider a book called Armageddon Summer that I wrote with my friend Jane Yolen. It definitely skews older than most of what I write.

Name: Holly Lawrence
Location: Gardnerville, NV USA

Hi (I'll try to avoid any spoilers)I so did not expect the twist with Fallon and Elihu it was AWSOME!!! you have left me wondering about Cara's new form and her renewed relationship with her parents I am also wondering about the seventh mysterious dragon please keep writing I really love this series

Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 12:01:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 28, 2010:

Hi, Holly -

Ah, thank you. Awesome was what I was after! ;>

Really, it took me a long time to work all that out, but when I finally did it felt right and true to me. I'm glad it worked for you as well.

Cheers,

Name: Chrissy
Location: NY USA

It was great meeting you! Thanks for singing my book.

Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 10:55:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 28, 2010:

Hi, Chrissy -

The pleasure was mutual. After answering so many messages from you here on the GB it was a delight to meet you face to face.

Name: Marissa
Location: Bellevue, Washington USA

Dear Mr. Bruce, I just found out that Cara means "dearest". Did you give her that name on purpose? Best, MJG

Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 8:27:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 28, 2010:

I did indeed!

Actually, another near synonym for "dearest" is "beloved"

Interesting, no?

Name: J.R
Location: USA

In one of the books a certain character is given a different name towards the end. Does this character keep the name?

Friday, July 16, 2010 at 7:48:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 28, 2010:

Yep!

Name: Tori Michel
Location: Goodyear, Az USA

I started reading The Unicorn Chronicles when I was in second grade, in 1997. Throughout middle school I adored them, and even further on I would curl up with them and enjoy a good few hours of reading. I shared them with my young cousin this summer, and in the process decided (fortunately) to explore what, if any, further adventures Cara experienced---and fouund the third and fourth installments. I've spent the last two days curled up in chairs after pulling time away from my college summer classes to basically devour these books whole. I love them just as much now as I did twelve years ago. Thank you for sharing your brilliance with us.

Friday, July 16, 2010 at 10:26:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 28, 2010:

Hi, Tori -

Wow, this is a double-plus good message. I love finding that my readers are sharing these books with their younger relatives, and I also love learning that someone like you, who started with me 13 years ago, is still entranced by Luster. Thanks for letting me know!

All best,

Name: Scott Dages
Location: Bethel, CT USA

Thanks for replying. Honestly I want to read book 4. I have it on my birthday list. Its in a couple weeks. Can't wait to read it.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 7:58:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 14, 2010:

Hi, Scott -

Hope your birthday wish comes true! ;>

Name: Scott Dages
Location: Bethel, CT USA

My 4th grade teacher introduced The Unicorn Chronicles to me and my class. This is my new favorite series. Now I'm reading Dark Whispers. I love your stories. Thank you!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 7:43:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 14, 2010:

Hi, Scott -

Thanks for checking in. I love hearing from guy readers. I've been frustrated because a lot of people assume that because the Unicorn Chronicles focus on, y'know, unicorns, that they must be all girly. But I try to pack these stories with enough action and adventure that they qualify as "guy stories" too.

I have a whole speech about what makes a story a girl story or a boy story, and the main point is that the best books appeal equally to guys and girls.

Did you know I used to teach 4th grade? I think it's the best year ever.

Name: Chrissy
Location: NY USA

I'll see you on Saturday at Books of Wonder! I will be the one in the pink polo shirt.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 2:43:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 14, 2010:

EXCELLENT! Will look forward to seeing you.

Name: Faith
Location: Loma Rica, California USA

Hiya Mr. Coville! I finally got to read HUNT! Our only bookstore for MILES got closed down a while ago (Actually, it was about six months ago, and I'm STILL complaining!), so I had no way to get it until now. Finally, I guess my mom got tired of hearing me whine that I didn't get to know the end, because she went down to Fairfeild and got it there. Yay! I read the whole thing in one day,and laughed my butt off at all the little jokes. --Here I shall try to avoid spoilers-- Anyway, I just wanted to say that I'm really upset about the ex-fuzzball in the tree and grouchy uncle. They were favorites. The twist with Fallon was seriously UNEXPECTED! Elihu's "gift" to Cara was also very unexpected. The seventh dragon intrigues me. I'm now reading Into The Land Of The Unicorns to my 6 year old sister. We read a chapter a day--when she has manners! She keeps on perstering me, asking for "the unicorn book". :P Oh, and one last thing before I go. About the fuzzball in the tree's connection to Elihu...I *totally* guessed that after reading book three! I think it was the centaur's story and the fuzzball's usual description that led me to this conclusion. I don't know why my mind made the jump, but it did. And I was right! I *love* being right! Anyway, all in all, you did a *FANTASTIC* job tying up the loose ends and concluding the story. That's all. Sorry it was so long... Oops? Haha, bye! Faith

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 8:52:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Wednesday, July 14, 2010:

Hi, Faith -

Thanks for this message. I'm hugely gratified that you enjoyed the book so much.

You did a great job avoiding spoilers. Some of your ways of doing this cracked me up (in a good way). Cool that you guessed that one thing after book 3 - it means I was doing a proper job laying the groundwork. With something like that you want it to be a total surprise to most readers, but having a handful guess it means that the author has been playing fair.

I love that you're now reading Book I to your little sister. I'm a big fan of family reading.

All best,

Name: Brianna Dallal
Location: San Antonio, TX USA

Well, I guess you can stop writing if you think you have truely finnished it. Though I would love to read about the reconstruction of Luster with all the newly enlightened creatures; and definately something about that dragon! It's just one of my favorite stories of all time and I really don't want to see the end of it.

Monday, July 12, 2010 at 2:30:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Monday, July 12, 2010:

Hi, Brianna -

No, I really want to do more. As I've said, depends on my editor my publisher now.

Name: Brianna Dallal
Location: San Antonio, TX USA

Dear Mr. Coville, I recently finished The Last Hunt and I must say it was FANTASTIC! I loved it; I read it in 10 hours! The story was amazing and incredibly written, thank you for finally finishing it! I do wonder though, are you shure that this was the last instalment in the Unicorn Chronicles? It really seems like it could go on into at least one more full length book; well I would like it to anyway. But will you continue the Chronicles in short stories about the adventures in Luster? And also, what was with the mention of the "7th" dragon at the very end?! YOu can't just leave it like that!

Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 4:40:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Sunday, July 11, 2010:

Hi, Brianna -

Oh, man, I'm so glad you liked HUNT so much!

While this really and truly wraps up all the main story threads, I very much want to write more books set in Luster. Now it's up to my editor and publisher.

The thing about that other dragon? I didn't know, until I wrote that sentence, that it was there. I would love to explore what that is all about.

Name: Jeanne Fisher
Location: Wake Forest, NC USA

My daughter and I read your books when she was young. She is 23 now and recently I asked her to give your books to her cousins (boys 7 and 11) but she didn't want to part with them! So I ordered two books from your website for the boys. When I told my daughter that the autographed books had arrived for Jack and Thomas, she said "I want one!" Do you have a suggestion of one of your books for a adult fan? Thanks.

Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 10:52:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Sunday, July 11, 2010:

Hi, Jeanne -

What a lovely message - your daughter's reaction to your getting the books for her cousins truly tickles me.

Did she read the first volumes of the Unicorn Chronicles when she was a kid? If so, I would definitely suggest The Last Hunt. It concludes the story that I began in 1995, and a lot of the most avid readers have been young women of around your daughter's age who've been waiting for years to find out how it all came out.

Cheers,

Name: Ivy
Location: In The Town Of Halloween, USA

Dear Bruce, Thank you for writing back. It is very interesting when I do listen to goth industiral and type at the same time, but yet is quiet helpful too. It makes my imagination come out more then it normally does so it is kind of like i go into another world haha. It is very interesting to hear from another writer, just saying. Well I must go now, so thank you ever so much. Keep on writing, Ivy :D

Friday, July 09, 2010 at 10:05:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Saturday, July 10, 2010:

Hi, Ivy -

Actually, I know a lot of professional writers who do listen to music while writing. I sometimes do, too, but it has to be something without words.

All best,

Name: Sara
Location: Machesney Park, IL USA

I was extremely excited to find out The Last Hunt had finally been published. I read it as soon as possible. Then I had to go back and reread the other three to remember all the tie-ins. I think this is an incredible book, one that rivets the attention of the reader to the very last line. I was suprised though, to see so many adult themes in what I expected to be a book for teenagers. I've been reading these books since Into the Land of the Unicorns came out and I love the series. It just seems like twelve year old Cara had to go through extreme hardships and in the end we still have no idea how her life will turn out. Overall, I sincerly enjoyed the book as well as the hint to a possible new book about the seventh dragon. Thank you for many happy hours in the land of Luster.

Friday, July 09, 2010 at 9:13:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Friday, July 09, 2010:

Hi, Sara -

I was a little surprised at some of what developed while I was writing HUNT myself! Certainly I've never focused on the adults in a story as much as I did this time. It's just that Cara's family was so much a part of her own story that it felt as if it all belonged.

I'm deeply gratified that you enjoyed the book so much. As to how Cara's life will turn out ... well, she's young, and there's lots more that can happen (though whether I'll be writing about that or not I don't know.) I like having things open that way, not only as a writer, but as a reader. Though I think the Harry Potter books are awesome, I didn't care for the flash forward that J.K. Rowling gave us at the end. I would rather have been left free to imagine what happened to the characters in the future. But maybe that's just me. . .

Name: Emma
Location: Akron, OH USA

Hey Bruce!!! Oh my goodness, I just came on your site today for the first time in MONTHS, and I saw that The Last Hunt came out a whole month ago!!! I can't wait to read it! I am going to pour my heart and soul into finding that book now, and READING it!!! Yippee! Go Bruce! You absolutely positively majorly rock! =) Do you have any idea what you will write now?

Thursday, July 08, 2010 at 1:58:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Thursday, July 08, 2010:

Hi, Emma -

See what happens when you don't check in on a regular basis? ;>

Hope you'll enjoy HUNT once you get it.

I'm hard at work on a new book about a trip to "Always October", which is the world where monsters live...

Name: Ivy
Location: In The Town Of Halloween, USA

Dear Bruce, I am really doing well with this book I'm writing.I figured out that if your going to write a vampire book you should listen to gothic industiral music when your writing to make it suspencful.Haha. My book is becoming more and more frighting for me because its so good yet scary because I just so happen to be the main character. I was wondering, what makes you inspired to write your books? I was also wondering, how old were you when you got your first book published? Thanks, Ivy :)

Thursday, July 08, 2010 at 12:01:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Friday, July 09, 2010:

Hi, Ivy -

LOVE your location!

Glad to know the book is going well. I don't know how you can listen to goth industrial while you're writing, though. If I tried that, it would drive my own words right out of my head.

People are always asking about inspiration, but in truth that is a very small part of the process. (Edison famously said, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99% perspiration.") I love books, I love writing, but this is also how I make my living. I'm inspired by both my love of books, and my love of paying the rent and buying groceries!

I was 28 when my first book was published.

Name: Tiffany
Location: Colorado USA

Mr. Coville, I had a quick question about the Nina Tanleven series. Why was The Ghost Saw Red's publication cancelled? This has been bothering me for a long time. Ever since I knew a fourth book in the series existed, but was never released. I loved this series when I was younger. My mother would read them to me before I had to go to bed. So I was just wondering what ever happened to the book, and if there is a possibility of us seeing it in the future. -Tiffany P.S. I LOVED the Chamber of Horrors Series!

Thursday, July 08, 2010 at 4:30:00 AM

Bruce Coville replied on Friday, July 09, 2010:

Hi, Tiffany -

I had gotten way behind on writing that book for a number of reasons. When I did have a reasonable chunk of it done and sent it to the editor, she decided she didn't want it. I truly don't know whether this was because she didn't like what I had written, because they were upset because the book was so late, or because they felt that the series was no longer relevant in the current publishing climate. It was an important book to me, and I had done a lot of research for it, so this made me sad. But, of course, there is no way to force them to take it.

I have thought about trying to self-publish it, but there are a lot of other projects I have to take care of first.

I'm really glad you loved the CHAMBER series. I rarely hear about those books anymore, but I remain very fond of them. I had a blast writing them.

Name: Megan
Location: Cleveland, Ohio USA

I read the first Unicorn Chronicle YEARS ago when it came out and I was just a kid of ten years. I was quite upset that there wasn't a sequel and just accepted that there wouldn't be. Now I find out that there are 3 more that have come out and I am extremely stoked to find out what happens. I just reread the first one and enjoyed it just as much at 26 as I did at 10. So thanks for continuing the story (even if it did take awhile). :)

Wednesday, July 07, 2010 at 9:56:00 PM

Bruce Coville replied on Friday, July 09, 2010:

Hi, Megan -

Thanks for letting me know that you found your way back to Luster. As guilty as I feel about the extended time it took me to write those books, it makes me happy every time I hear from someone like you who is pleased to discover the ending is finally available. Hope you'll enjoy it!

All best,

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