The day ciara crept out of the stable's dank, stinking drain and met the king's unicorns, she was struck by their enormous size and peculiar splendour. defying her brother, oliver, she found gentleness in the company of these formidable giants. ciara believed king ayrius' stable to be a place of great wonder, but oliver knew the truth. he had seen how the unicorns suffered, he had suffered with them, and, in stolen moments of solitude, they had comforted each other. that was until a unicorn lay dying in ciara and oliver's arms. in a moment of hopeful bravery and hopeless naivety, ciara and oliver rescued the unicorn. that moment would risk their lives and threaten to tear their family apart. now they must survive in a world of strange beasts and even stranger humans whilst they try to outrun the king's army and return the unicorn to freedom. freeing lionheart is a fantasy story set in a world as full of wonder as it is of danger. the story is suitable for children from around ten and for adults whose imagination can still soar as when they were ten.