The Song of the Prince

About the Book

What impoverished young knight would duck a chance to win fame along with beautiful lady bringing rich lands with her hand in marriage? Prince George, that’s who. Stung by previous failures, he’d rather stay home in comfort, but finds himself struggling through forests, crossing deserts, and sailing seas to capture the Unicorn, find a fabled flower, and discover an “Unsung Song.” Accompanied by a headsman, a Seeker, and a wild boy, Prince George battles beasts, Northmen, and bandit armies, not to mention witches, Gypsies, and a diabolical dragon-rider. Will the Prince win Dorinda of Darr? And what of his childhood playmate, Princess Julianna? Does she have plans for him too? Possibly. More of the Prince’s tale is continued in The Black Unicorn.

About the Author

George Byers received a doctorate at Indiana University. He taught Shakespeare and children's literature at a small university in the hills of West Virginia. The Black Unicorn is the culmination of thirty years of writing that resulted in dozens of unicorn poems and stories about the Empire, plus two operas and four novels.