She was magical, beautiful beyond belief – and completely alone...
The
unicorn had lived since before memory in a forest where death could
touch nothing. Maidens who caught a glimpse of her glory were blessed
by enchantment they would never forget. But outside her wondrous realm,
dark whispers and rumors carries a message she could not ignore:
'Unicorns are gone from the world.'
Aided by a bumbling
magician and an indominable spinster, she set out to learn the truth.
But she geared even her immortal wisdom meant nothing in a world where
a mad king's curse and terror incarnate lived only to stalk the last
unicorn to her doom...
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Peter Soyer Beagle (born 1939) is an American fantasist and author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays. He is also a talented guitarist and folk singer. He wrote his first novel, urban fantasy A Fine and Private Place (1960), when he was only 19 years old. Travel book I See By My Outfit (1965) is a nonfiction classic. Today he is best known as the author of The Last Unicorn (1968), a modern fantasy classic.
Beagle's work as a screenwriter interrupted his early career direction as a fiction author, but in the 1990s he returned to prose fiction. Beagle's own favourite is a literary fantasy novel The Innkeeper's Song (1993). Four years later Beagle returned to the land that was the novels setting for a collection of short ... (more)
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Written by Seregil of Rhiminee 2007-11-17
![]() The Last Unicorn is a classic of fantasy literature.
I like this book very much. The Last Unicorn is an amazingly beautiful and touching fantasy book.
If you call yourself a fantasy fan and haven't read this book, you should read it as soon as possible. You'll probably like it.
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Written by Pippa 2020-06-19
![]() Authors are warned not to expect literary fiction to succeed commercially. Yet one of the most popular fantasies ever is a beautiful example of literary fantasy. I read The Last Unicorn recently for the first time. |