Best Selling Books by Peter S Beagle

A collection of stories dealing with such themes as a fish who helps a maiden esacpe from an arranged marriage to the king, a boy who has unusually tall family members, and a magician who must teach a wicked queen all he knows.

The long-awaited sequel to the popular classic The Last Unicorn is the centerpiece of the powerful collection of new tales from a fantasy master. As longtime fans have come to expect, the stories are written with a grace and style similar to fantasy''s most original voices, such as J.R.R. Tolkien, Fritz Leiber, and Kurt Vonnegut. Traditional themes are typically infused with modern sensibilities--reincarnated lovers and waning kings run shoulders with heroic waifs; Schmendrick and Magician returns to adventure, as does the ghost of an off-Broadway actor and a dream-stealing shapeshifter; and Gordon, the delightfully charming "self-made cat," appears for the first time in print, taking his place alongside Stuart Little as a new favorite of the young at heart. This wide-ranging compilation contains sly humor and a resounding depth that will charm fans of literary fantasy.

De um dos maiores nomes da fantasia americana, um clássico esquecido da fantasia emerge. “Peter S. Beagle ilumina o mundo com sua luz própria.” — URSULA K. LE GUIN “O melhor livro que já li. Você precisa lê-lo. Se já leu, leia novamente.” — PATRICK ROTHFUSS “Um dos melhores livros de fantasia de todos os tempos.” — THE ATLANTIC “Um conto de fadas atemporal.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES “Este livro é para quem ainda acredita, ou quer voltar a acreditar, que a fantasia sempre tem algo especial a nos dizer.” — TAMIRES SANTOS, Resenhando Sonhos Uma das obras mais sensacionais do século XX, o livro que a revista The Atlantic chamou de “um dos melhores romances de fantasia de todos os tempos.” A unicórnio vivia em uma floresta lilás, e vivia completamente só... ...até que partiu da segurança de sua floresta encantada em uma busca por outros de sua espécie. Ao longo do caminho, juntam-se a ela o desastrado mágico Schmendrick e a corajosa Molly Grue. A unicórnio descobrirá as alegrias e tristezas da vida e do amor até encontrar seu destino no castelo de um monarca melancólico. E confrontar a criatura que poderia levar sua espécie à extinção… Uma jornada fantástica cheia de maravilhas, que encantou milhares de leitores no mundo todo finalmente chega ao Brasil. Com introdução de Patrick Rothfuss e Prefácio de Tamirez Santos, O último unicórnio é um clássico da fantasia mundial.

"Great heroes need great afflictions and sorrows; otherwise, half their greatness would go unnoticed. It''s the stuff of fairy tales." The last member of her kind is a unicorn. Since time immemorial, she has lived in a forest, untouched by the shadow of death. Maidens who glimpsed her glory were blessed with an enchantment they will never forget. But outside her wondrous kingdom, dark whispers and rumors arrive that she cannot ignore: "Unicorns have vanished from the world." With the assistance of a clumsy wizard and an untamed spinster, she sets out to uncover the truth. However, a fear wells up within her that even her immortal wisdom means nothing in a world where the curse of a mad king and the terror embodied in a ruthless creature live on, intent only on bringing the last unicorn to its doom. "One of the greatest fantasy novels of all time." The Atlantic