Mary Stanton

Beginning a pilgrimage to learn the powers of the recently acquired Royal Scepter, Princess Arianna hopes to reach the celestial unicorns before the evil Shifter attacks again.

With the Royal Scepter in hand, Princess Arianna and her unicorn are armed with Royal Magic. They are ready to reclaim the throne and conquer evil.

Sunchaser, mightiest of the Royal Unicorns of Balinor, has regained his horn. Now, Sunchaser and Princess Arianna must set out on a dangerous quest for the Royal Diadem. Without it, there is no hope of finding Arianna's parents, the king and queen.

Ari and her unicorn, Sunchaser, have been sent back through the Gap to Glacier River Farm—far from Balinor. Now the Gap is blocked. With time running out, Ari must embark on a perilous journey across the Sixth Sea.

Introducing a fantasy series about a girl, her unicorn, and her quest to restore peace in Balinor. After a terrible riding accident, Ari cannot remember anything of her past and is sent to live on a farm with foster parents. What Ari doesn't know is that she is not from our world, but from Balinor, a land of sorcerers and unicorns! Her parents, the King and Queen, sent her to Earth to protect her from a raging war before they were banished from their homeland. Now Ari--Princess Arianna--has found the road back to Balinor. As she struggles to remember her heritage, she must face the challenge of restoring peace to Balinor.

Returning to Balinor, Princess Arianna finds that a dark presence has invaded the land, and she must search her failing memory for the knowledge of how to heal her unicorn, Sunchaser, after its horn was broken in battle.

Deep in the lair at Blue Mountain, Naytin the dragon safely guards the Indigo Star. The jewel's magic has always protected the indigo herd. Until now. The evil Shifter has captured the Indigo Star and gained control over the band of unicorns. As the Shifter's darkness creeps through Balinor, now not even the unicorns are safe. The indigo unicorns are fading, and so are their spirits. Princess Arianna and the Sunchaser must reclaim the jewel--before the unicorns slip into the shadows of the Shifter.

306, p. ; 18 cm

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