The Unicorn Emergency 8 [Paperback]

How will Demon, official Beast Keeper of Mount Olympus, heal a herd of sick unicorns before it's too late?

Demon has just returned from a trip to Asgard when a brand-new set of disasters fall into his lap. Not only does he have a groggy volcano monster to deal with, but something seems to be wrong with the unicorns, too. Demon's only clue is a mysterious note saying Unicorn Emergency! left on his bed. What does it mean? And how will Demon figure out the problemandfix it before time runs out?Lucy Coats studied English and Ancient History at Edinburgh University, then worked in children's publishing and now writes full-time. She is a gifted children's poet and has also written several picture book texts. She is widely respected for her lively retellings of myths. Her 12-book series, Greek Beasts and Heroes, was published by Orion in the U.K. Beasts of Olympus is her first series published in the U.S.

Brett Bean has created art for TV, film, games, and books, for clients such as Nickelodeon, Disney TV, Leapfrog, and Nerd Corps. He is working on his fifth art book, a graphic novel short story collection. More art can be found on his blog: 2dbean.blogspot.com 
Chapter 1
 
Farewell to Asgard
 
 
Demon cracked one eye open, groaned, and shut it again. His brain felt as if Hephaestus had been hitting it with hammers, and there was a strange ringing in his ears. It had been a very late night.
 
“Go ’way!” he said as a hand shook his shoulder roughly. “It’s too early.”
 
“No it’s not,” said Thrud Thorsdaughter, his new friend and the latest shield-maiden of Asgard. “You’ve been asleep for ages. I haven’t even been to bed yet,” she added proudly.
 
Demon groaned again. The evening before was all a bit of a blur. There’d been a lot of very loud singing with Thrud’s fellow maidens, anlÓ7