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Jan 1, 1939 — —· 87 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · FANTASY FICTION · FICTION

Peter S. Beagle

Also known as: Peter Beagle, Peter Soyer Beagle

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Peter Soyer Beagle (born April 20, 1939) is an American novelist and screenwriter, especially of fantasy fiction. His best-known work is The Last Unicorn (1968) which Locus subscribers voted the number five "All-Time Best Fantasy Novel" in 1987. During the last 25 years he has won several literary awards, including a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2011. He was named Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by SFWA in 2018.

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The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone.

— from The Last Unicorn, 1900

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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - Eleventh Annual Collection

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The Last Unicorn

1900

4.3 (27)

The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone… …so she ventured out from the safety of the enchanted forest on a quest for others of her kind. Joined along the way by the bumbling magician Schmendrick and the indomitable Molly Grue, the unicorn learns all about the joys and sorrows of life and love before meeting her destiny in the castle of a despondent monarch—and confronting the creature that would drive her kind to extinction.... In The Last Unicorn, renowned and beloved novelist Peter S. Beagle spins a poignant tale of love, loss, and wonder that has resonated with millions of readers around the world.

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Tamsin

1999

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Jenny, an American girl living on a farm in England befriends a local ghost, a woman dead for 300 years. She is Tamsin and she introduces Jenny to a world of ghosts, good and evil, from her turbulent life.

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