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The Adventures of Tintin: The Crab With the Golden Claws / The Shooting Star / The Secret of the Unicorn (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume, Vol. 3)
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Haddock is introduced in the Golden Claws.......2007-08-23

Thundering Typhoons!! Had been trying to get my hands on this issue as it introduces my fave. character!! It compliments the package well because the issues are in a sequence and one ends up getting more of blistering barnacles! I would recommend this to Haddock's admiration club and otherwise as well!

2 out of 5 stars A little disappointing.......2007-02-07

The quality of the printing is far from perfect. It smooches on several pages.Also, I read the French version first and the English one is, in my opinion, rather lame. A lot of work would need to be done to improve it.

5 out of 5 stars Tintin on his adventures!.......2007-01-21

I have read many Tintin adventures and love them all. Herge can make very funny adventure stories.
In the book, The Crab with the Golden Claws, Tintin meets Captain Haddock. Captain Haddok loves whisky. Professor Calculus is not here. He comes in Red Rackham's treasure.
Reviewed by my child, C.B. Patras

5 out of 5 stars A rich part of this bilingual Canadian's heritage.......2006-09-09

Volume 3: The Crab With the Golden Claws (1942), The Shooting Star (1942), The Secret of the Unicorn (1943). This is the third instalment of my reviews of each of the seven volumes.

As I mentioned in my review for Volume 1, as a child I read these stories in no particular order. So, when reading The Crab With the Golden Claws, I was surprised to see Captain Haddock in such a pitiable state, having made his acquaintance in later adventures...

But this is where he is introduced, and the friendship that develops between Haddock and Tintin not only allows the alcoholic captain to bloom, it lifts the curtain on one of the most entertaining, impulsive (Haddock = ad hoc, get it? In French, the pronunciation of the two is exactly the same...), flawed, and in essence loyal, good hearted and lovable characters in all comicdom. His irascible nature will be abundantly prodded with insufferable foils (Wagg, Abdullah, Castafiore, the Thom(p)sons, and sundry villains) throughout the series. We also meet the sinister Allan for the first time. The story takes place in Morocco, and the child sees yet more of our planet's vistas, while the adult continues to revel in Hergé's textured adventures and detailed settings, as well as a terrifying dream sequence.

Michael Farr's "Tintin: The Complete Companion" (highly recommended), gives a glimpse at why Tintin did not take in the USA as it did in the rest of the world, and that has to do with a couple of panels from The Shooting Star. Though with some brilliant sequences, such as the cinematic seasickness scene, it is not as captivating as the usual Tintin standard, but again, one does not want to miss a single adventure.

The Secret of the Unicorn has a number of threads, one of which develops into the sequel, Red Rackham's Treasure.

5 out of 5 stars The Adventures of Tintin: The Crab With the Golden Claws / The Shooting Star / The Secret of the Unicorn (3 Complete Adventures .......2006-08-31

Good book for kids and aldult as well
The Secret of the Unicorn (The Adventures of Tintin)
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The Secret of the Unicorn was one of the first truly great Tintin adventures and Herge's personal favorite, combining a puzzling mystery with a ripping pirate yarn. When Tintin finds a magnificent model ship in the street market, his attempt to buy it for Captain Haddock leads him on a trail of pickpockets, burglars, and secret treasure, and Haddock enthralls him with a tale of his seafaring ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock (who was exclaiming "Thundering typhoons!" generations before the Captain ever did), and his fateful encounter with the fearsome pirate Red Rackham. The story is also notable for Herge's fantastic eye for ship detail as well as the first appearances of Nestor and Marlinspike Hall. The Secret of the Unicorn was Tintin's first official two-book adventure, continued in Red Rackham's Treasure. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The beginnings of true greatness........2007-04-13

Herge, The Secret of the Unicorn (Methuen, 1946)

This is where Herge really started to get great. A series of wallet-snatchings in plaguing Brussels, which Thomson and Thompson are investigating. Meanwhile, Tintin buys an old model of a ship as a present for Haddock, and is immediately accosted by two people who want to buy it from him. Both stories converge when the ship and one of the missing wallets become parts of the key to the final resting place of the Unicorn, Sir Francis Haddock's legendary ship. Just before the Unicorn went down, Haddock had been involved in a great battle with notorious pirate Red Rackham-- and the Unicorn is believed to hold Red Rackham's final treasure. But that's another story. Despite the fact that there's very little story to be found here (this is, after all, setup for Red Rackham's Treasure), Herge throws in all sorts of diversions and red herrings to keep the readers entertained. It's a wonderful read. *** ½

4 out of 5 stars Great album by Tintin.......2007-02-03

This might not be the best Tintin album, but I considered it a special one for me, as it was the first one I ever read (I still had the copy I bought around 1978, when I was about 9, tattered, and with writings in the margin, as I tried to comment on the action). This was one of the albums that Herge wrote during World War II, when he thought prudent not to dabble into politics as he has done in his previous albums. In Unicorn, Captain Haddock founds that the memories of an ancestor of him, seems to hold clues to a mysterious treasure. The book includes during several pages a very funny story-within-a story of that ancestor, Captain Francis Haddock. Soon, though, Tintin and Haddock found themselves on the run by the Bird brothers, evil antiquaries who have also found about the treasure and want a piece of it. The mansion of Marlinspike (or Moulinsart, in the original) as well as Nestor are introduced in this book. Unicorn, by the way, has a less interesting sequel (though still worthwhile reading), Red Rackham's Treasure, where Tintin and friends rent a boat to try to recover the treasure in the Caribbean. Calculus is introduced in that album.

5 out of 5 stars Full of adventure and fun-filled confusion.......2006-07-09

First published in French in 1943 as The Secret of the Unicorn (Le Secret de la Licorne. An epidemic of wallet snatching in and around Brussels affects the Thom(p)son twins as theylose wallets by the dozen. Meanwhile Tinin sees a curious model ship and decides to buy it for his friend , Captain Haddock , after which he is pestered by dealers to sell it to them.
The Captain unpieces the mystery of the adventures of his ancestor Sir Francis Haddock , who lived in the reign of Charles II , and his battle against the pirates. Meanwhile Titnin finds himself on the wrong side of rogue art thieves , the Bird brothers, and gets kidnapped by them where he does battle with them at their headquarters at Marlinspike Hall.
This is the first in a two part series leading up to Tintin's search for the centuries old lost treasure in Red Rackham's Treasure.As usual , full of adventure and fun-filled confusion, not to mention the historical flashbacks to the escapades of Sir Francis Haddock and the villainous pirate chief , Red Rackham.

3 out of 5 stars "Now why were they both so keen to buy my ship?".......2005-05-18

The Secret of the Unicorn - La Mystere de La Licorne, or the Mystery of the Unicorn, in the original French - is the eleventh installment in the Tintin series. It was also evidently the personal favorite of author Herge.

Like many other Tintin adventures, it spins out of something as seemingly innocuous as can be: Tintin goes to a street fair, sees a model of a ship that he likes, and decides to buy it. Almost instantly two mystery men are hot on his heels as he leaves the place, offering him exorbitant amounts of money. He manages to lose them before he gets back to the flat, but needless to say, this is not the last we've seen of these two in The Secret of the Unicorn.

It later turns out that the ship is a small replica of a real vessel, the Unicorn, that was commanded by none other than Sir Francis Haddock, ancestor of the Captain and possible originator of such Haddockisms as "thundering typhoons," etc. It also comes to light that hidden in the model are parchment scrolls indicating something important about the original ship, which sank ages ago. But by the time Tintin finds this out, his ship has mysteriously disappeared...!

The Secret of the Unicorn as it was originally published in the magazine Le Petit Vingtieme was far too long to be contained in one book; it spills over into a sequel, Red Rackham's Treasure, in which Tintin and friends take the sea to find the sunken Unicorn - but that will have to wait for another review!

(Incidentally, to anyone who wonders, the scale on which I am rating these books is one to five for Tintin, not one to five for everything else. In other words, it starts with great and goes on up from there. Three stars = no slouch.)

5 out of 5 stars A nautical treasure hunt.......2004-11-27

Tintin purchases a model ship at an antiques market. Just after he purchases it two strangers arrive who want to buy the ship. Tintin won't sell it to them even though they offer him ten times what he paid for it. It is a gift for his friend Captain Haddock. The captain is amazed to get the model ship. He shows Tintin a painting of his ancestor, a captain. The captain's ship is visible in the background, and is identical to the model Tintin purchased. The secret to buried treasure is somehow hidden in the model ship, but other parties are also after it...

This particular Tintin book was my favorite when I was a child, mostly because of Captain Haddock. The Captain is continually hollering fake profanities, such as, "Billions of blue blistering barnacles!" I guess that could be a little disturbing now, since the captain acts funny because he is a raging alcoholic (trying to quit though which is a plot point, and I don't think that that is a reason to keep the book from children). This story cuts back and forth in time as bits and pieces of Captain Haddock's family history are shown and trigger new events in the search for treasure.
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    5 out of 5 stars My Secret Unicorn Series.......2007-03-09

    I ordered this as a surprise for my 7 yr old daughter. She loved it and could not put it down. We have since ordered the rest of the books in this series and look forward to reading them.
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    5 out of 5 stars Lovely lore.......2007-06-01

    This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in unicorns. The images are beautiful and one learns a lot of legends and lore about the different types of unicorns.
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    5 out of 5 stars Just great!.......2002-04-16

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    Unicorns of Balinor: Secrets of the Scepter, is a great book. I like it because of the suspense and the way the author describes almost every single detail. It's about how Arianna must learn how to use the Scepter's powers. In doing that, she must gather the three golden rings, not by finding them, but by earning them. Meanwhile, the Shifter is gathering his army and preparing to attack Balinor. Also, the Celestial Valley Unicorns are preparing to help the Royal Princess and her unicorn, Sunchaser in the battle against the Shifter. But there is a creature, The Shadow Rider, that the Shifter himself fears. He helped the Shifter plan the battle that captured Arianna's family. He's in on it too. In the end, she has all the rings and combines them with the Scepter. Now they're ready to fight.

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    This is the best book in the whole series. I absolutely love it. It feels like you are right alongside Sunchaser and Ari as they travel to find Atlanta.
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    5 out of 5 stars One of the Best Books I ever read.......2001-09-06

    I found this book at a library a long time ago, and was imediatly intrigued from the first sentance on. I tried to borrow it a second time, but found that someone else had bought it. This is the only book I have ever read out of the series, because i couldn't get my hands on any others. I loved this book, and am positive that the whole series is just as great. I don't understand why they went out of print, and if I could, would Write a letter to the editor, or whoever decided to put them out of print and demand that they start making these books again. I love this book, and they are so much more worth reading than Harry Potter. If you some how get to read this book, I can guarantee that you will love it.

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    5 out of 5 stars Out of Print Wonders!.......2001-09-05

    Into The Dream is the fourth book in The Secret Of The Unicorn Queen series, written by four different authors.
    Shelia has returned safely to her home and is now more active in sports than ever. Her best friend Cookie can't understand what has happened to Shelia a month ago and how she has changed so much. Shelia wakes from sleepless dreams of Morning Star, her unicorn, calling out to her. Feeling tugged by Star she returns to the world of the Unicorn Queen only to learn that the unicorns are disappearing! Along with the fact that Darian is no longer speaking to her let alone it appears a romance maybe in the blossom between Dian and him! Once again Shelia must battle Mardock to save the unicorns that she so dearly loves.
    The entire series The Secret Of The Unicorn Queen is a magnificant set of books. Each one is a story all it's own that captures the attention of childen and adults alike. It doesn't matter if you are male or female you'll love these books, because they action packed with a twist of romance.
    I urge you to buy these books if you can! You won't regret it!

    5 out of 5 stars I LOVE IT!.......2000-03-18

    I got the first book in the series when I was 8. I'm 21 now and still love the books. The series is great for girls young and old. If you get the chance to read them, do it.

    4 out of 5 stars Loved part 4 and 5- i want the rest! PLEASE!.......1999-12-05

    I can't believe all of these people read and loved these books! I thought i was the only one who had heard of them! I only have 4 and 5, and that's all i've read... I want to read them all, i want to know how this whole thing started and how it ends! Anybody interested in sharing books, i'll share with you! Better if i can find my own copies, but i'd rather read them only once than never at all.
    The Secret of the Unicorn Queen: Swept Away
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • If you like Harry Potter, you'll love this series!
    • This series is
    • I still remember these books!
    • A Magnificent Book!
    • These are my fave Books :-)
    The Secret of the Unicorn Queen: Swept Away
    Josepha Sherman
    Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0449902951
    Release Date: 1988-11-05

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars If you like Harry Potter, you'll love this series!.......2005-12-10

    At the ages of 7-9, I was a very sick little girl. After coming home from getting stuck by needles at the doctor's office, my mom bought me this book. I think I finished the book in just under 2 days. I just couldn't put it down! It has everything; adventure, romance, drama, magic, and of course... unicorns! What an escape for anyone with an active imagination! This was a dose of girl-power and courage I really needed. As an adult, there are still lessons I can use in my grown up life. In a way I STILL want to be Sheila! I was lucky enough to obtain all 6 books. I urge everyone to do the same... it's worth every penny!

    5 out of 5 stars This series is .......2005-01-06

    I am now almost done with college and have just rediscovered this series which was my favorite to read as a child and continues to be to this day. These books are filled with adventure, mystery, magic, love, strength, and beauty. You can't help but be swept away by your imagination as you read these books. While reading about all that these characters endure, attempt, fail, and accomplish you can't help but share their adventures. This series is one that people of any age can enjoy.

    5 out of 5 stars I still remember these books!.......2004-07-19

    I wanted to be just like Sheila when I grew up. I even listened to a few Bon Jovi songs because of her (I was 8 when these books came out). I just recently figured out the name of the books (I had forgotten them) and now i'm trying to find them again to reread them. I still remember the book cover illustrations too!

    5 out of 5 stars A Magnificent Book!.......2004-07-08

    This series is the magnificent books that everyone MUST SEE! I am now currently working but I still miss this series a lot since I read them when I am 10 years old. I'm glad I can finally buy the series. Miss them a lot.

    5 out of 5 stars These are my fave Books :-).......2003-03-01

    I love these books. I have all the set of six books and Keep reading them over an over, They are wonderful.they where given to me about 12 years ago. highly reccomend
    them for people who like unicorns, warriors or fantasy book like I do :)

    enjoy :-)
    My Secret Unicorn A Special Friend (My Secret Unicorn)
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      My Secret Unicorn A Special Friend (My Secret Unicorn)

      Manufacturer: Scholastic
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback
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