Phillip is a young boy bored by his routine life at the unicorn stables. He longs for adventure and a pegasus, but for now, he must depend on passing travelers to tell him about the world. Until one day, his father makes an announcement that changes everything... Reading Order: Horse Feathers is the second story of four in the Before the Fairytale set, chronologically overlaps The Girl With No Name , and acts as prequels to Seventh Night . However, it's perfectly fine to read the stories out of order. They enhance each other but do not require each other to be understood.