New Releases by Peter S. Beagle

"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

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.

A USA TODAY Bestseller From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Unicorn comes a “gorgeous and vibrant and wistfully fantastic” (Travis Baldree, New York Times bestselling author of Legends and Lattes) new novel in which a loveable cast of characters trapped within their roles of dragon hunter, princess, and more must come together to take their fates into their own hands. Dragons are common in the backwater kingdom of Bellemontagne, coming in sizes from mouse-like vermin all the way up to castle-smashing monsters. Gaius Aurelius Constantine Heliogabalus Thrax (who would much rather people call him Robert) has recently inherited his deceased dad’s dead job as a dragon catcher/exterminator, a career he detests with all his heart in part because he likes dragons, feeling a kinship with them, but mainly because his dream has always been the impossible one of transcending his humble origin to someday become a prince’s valet. Needless to say, fate has something rather different in mind…

This fantasy novel is the tale of three women of legendary skill on a quest to save the world’s most powerful wizard, and the innkeeper’s assistant whose heartbreak will bear witness, from the author of the bestselling The Last Unicorn. On a night like any other, three mysterious women arrive to an inn separately, one with a fox that is more than it seems. Karsh, the innkeeper, has no choice but to let the tangled drama unfold beneath his roof. His stable boy, Rosseth, is so mesmerized by the three cloaked women, a warrior nun, a fabled adventurer, and a girl who was saved from drowning, that he soon uncovers a deep secret that was better off remaining hidden. And then there is Tikat, overwhelmed by tragedy, who continues his journey to the inn, refusing to let death bring an end his love. Told in alternating points of view, fantasy master Peter S. Beagle has crafted an unforgettable novel of heartbreak and hope.

"Bestselling author of The last Unicorn"--Cover.

Renowned author Peter S. Beagle returns to the world of The Last Unicorn in this resonant and moving two-novella collection, featuring the award-winning “Two Hearts” and the brand-new “Sooz.” The Last Unicorn is one of fantasy’s most revered classics, beloved by generations of readers and with millions of copies in print. Revisiting the world of that novel, Beagle’s long-awaited Hugo and Nebula-Awards-winning “Two Hearts” introduced the irrepressible Sooz on a quest to save her village from a griffin, and explored the bonds she formed with unforgettable characters like the wise and wonderful Molly Grue and Schmendrick the Magician. In the never-before-published “Sooz,” the events of “Two Hearts” are years behind its narrator, but a perilous journey lies ahead of her, in a story that is at once a tender meditation on love and loss, and a lesson in finding your true self. The Way Home is suffused with Beagle’s wisdom, profound lyricism, and sly wit; and collects two timeless works of fantasy.

經典小說《最後的獨角獸》大結局 帶你重回獨角獸的世界， 展開世界上最危險的旅程――自我追尋 解決吃人怪獸、尋找失蹤家人、戰勝時間、找到歸屬…… 這是他們必須完成的任務，也是命運賜予的禮物。 ◆ 九歲小女孩勇敢的請求，讓年邁的英雄決定踏出舒適圈，再度舉起長劍挑戰怪物。 為了解開身世之謎、找回失蹤的姊姊，她踏入未知的異世界，遇到了尋找死神的石頭女…… 這是他們重新發現自己的冒險之旅，也是一段對於「愛與失去」的溫柔沉思。 ◆ ★《最後的獨角獸》系列作，兩段以蘇茲為主角的冒險 ＊2006年「雨果獎」最佳中篇小說獎（〈雙心〉） ＊2006年「星雲獎」最佳中篇小說獎（〈雙心〉） ＊2006年「世界奇幻文學獎」入圍（〈雙心〉） ＊全新中篇〈蘇茲〉，新的幻想國度、新的冒險與追尋 ★得獎無數的彼得．畢格 ＊「世界奇幻獎」終身成就獎 ＊美國科幻奇幻作家協會大師獎 ＊「軌跡獎」年度奇幻小說（《旅店主人之歌》） ＊「法國幻想文學大獎」（〈引用尼采的犀牛〉） ＊「雨果獎」、「星雲獎」雙料最佳中篇小說（〈雙心〉） ＊兩度贏得「創神奇幻文學獎」（Mythopoeic Award）（《虛空的子民》＋《泰姆欣的幽靈》） ◆ 認識自己，是最偉大的成就，但往往必須付出代價…… 〈雙心〉 獅鷲獸有獅子的身體和老鷹的翅膀，全身的金色羽毛閃閃發光，巨大的前爪像獠牙般鋒利，傳說在這種野獸的體內，有老鷹心和獅子心，想要殺死牠們，一定要把這兩顆心都刺穿…… 我叫蘇茲，今年九歲，自從獅鷲獸來到村裡吃我們的羊，大家都不知道該怎麼辦。 我們曾經去跟國王求助，但是他派來的人一點用都沒有。 當獅鷲獸抓走了我最好的朋友，我決定一個人偷偷去找國王，請他除掉這頭野獸。 在我又餓又累的時候，我遇到了魔法師史蒙克（這是我這輩子聽過最好笑的名字了）和溫柔的莫麗（她有一張在寒夜會讓人想偎依在旁邊的臉）， 他們正好要去拜訪國王，還說國王是他們的老朋友。 可是等我親自見到國王之後，才發現他已經好老好老了～還會忘記自己是誰， 只有聽到獨角獸的名字，能讓他想起從前的自己。 雖然莫麗說他是貨真價實的大英雄，但他真的能打敗獅鷲獸嗎？ 〈蘇茲〉 關於夢人（也叫善心族），有個古老的傳說。因為他們生不出小孩，所以會擄走人類嬰兒，當成自己的小孩來養。他們帶走小孩的時候，會留下替代的某個東西，可能是一隻貓……一隻豬……一塊木頭…… 我叫蘇茲，在我十七歲生日那一天，我見到了潔妮亞，我素未謀面的姊姊。 莫麗說過，在我十七歲生日的時候，會有人來找我。 原來，潔妮亞在四歲的時候，跟著夢人一起走了。 原來，我是跟小狗瑪爾卡一起被爸媽發現的。 如果我不是爸媽的孩子，那我是誰？難道我只是一塊木頭變成的嗎？ 一塊木頭被變成人以後，到底能不能獲得人類的心？ 我相信，姊姊現在正努力要想辦法回到我們身邊， 我決定回應我內心的聲音，面對我的命運，那就是去夢人的國度，把姊姊帶回家！ ◆ 畢格這本小說收錄了兩個中篇小說，包括《最後的獨角獸》大結局〈雙心〉和全新創作的〈蘇茲〉，兩者雖然書寫時間相隔約十五年，卻有延續的角色與相似的主題，如二重奏般互相呼應。 故事述說的是一個「成長」過程，一個尋找「身分」的旅程，探索了家庭、友誼、失去、歸屬感和永生。主角在危險的旅途中看見自己的恐懼、脆弱、渺小、衰老，經歷失落、心碎、犧牲、悔恨，最終找到（找回）真正的自己。 「回家之路」既是回到現實世界的家的道路，也是探索內心強大自我的道路。 ◆ 【內文摘句】 ◎ 時間遲早會張開爪子，抓住我們所有人。我們每個人都已經不再是過去的自己了。 ◎ 也許要找到通往另一個世界的路，唯一要做的事，就是真的──真的──不曉得自己是誰或是什麼東西。畢竟，姊姊那時候才四歲，不瞭解自己也很正常。 ◎ 這裡的每個人，每個妳看到的人，他們全都決定了自己是誰、自己要成為什麼、選擇要讓別人看到什麼模樣。他們可以自由選擇自己的年齡、性別、種族。 ◎ 世界上最糟的事，不是失去自己擁有的一切，也不是感到心碎，因為失落感終究會消失，痛苦也會過去──甚至連心痛感也會逐漸淡去。世界上最糟的事，其實是傷了真正關心自己的人的心。 ◎ 你沒辦法忘記那些永遠改變了自己的人，就算你假裝忘了他們，那些人也始終不會忘記你。他們永遠與你擁有羈絆。不管他們是什麼、身在何方，又究竟是誰。 ◎ 所謂的「夢人」指的並不只是那些居民，那些偷走姊姊的生物。……「夢人」其實也是指這個地方，就像小孩會想像有個世界，在那裡，要是不想讓事情繼續這樣或那樣，光靠自己就可以改變一切；在那裡，沒有任何規則，永遠不會有。……就某方面來看，其實沒有所謂的夢人世界。因為這裡有的只有現在這個當下──永無止盡的現在。 【人物簡介】 ◎ 蘇茲：9歲時因為好友被獅鷲獸抓走，獨自離家去找里爾國王，請他幫忙解決怪物。17歲時得知自己的身世，為了找回四歲時被「夢人」帶走的姊姊，再度離家冒險。 ◎ 瑪爾卡：蘇茲的狗，是村子裡最大隻也最凶的狗，蘇茲最忠實的朋友。 ◎ 史蒙客&莫麗：史蒙客是偉大的魔法師，莫麗原本是盜賊首領的伴侶，兩人在《最後的獨角獸》認識、經歷一番冒險之後，一起結伴旅行。 ◎ 里爾國王：一位武藝高超的英雄，愛上曾經化為少女的獨角獸，在暮年受小蘇茲的請託，決定再度履行國王職責，出發去解決危害村民的獅鷲獸。 ◎ 潔妮亞：蘇茲素未謀面的姊姊，四歲時被「夢人」帶走，在異世界長大。 ◎ 黛胡恩：卡德里人，全身由石頭所構成，本來應該一出生就被殺死，卻在父母庇護下活了下來，為了不讓父母為難，決定出門尋找死神。 【漫遊者已出版】： 《最後的獨角獸》（長篇），2023.02 《旅店主人之歌》（長篇），2023.04 媒體評論 「書中溫柔的奇幻故事具備出色世界觀設定，讀來令人暖心、充滿勇氣，絕對是一大享受。」──《出版者週刊》（Publishers Weekly）星級評論 「本書一前一後互有關聯的精彩故事，不禁讓人憶起《最後的獨角獸》的迷人魅力，也將該作品的神奇魔力盡情揮灑在更廣闊的世界之中。極力推薦給無數熱愛畢格經典著作的各位讀者。」──《圖書館雜誌》（Library Journal） 「主角蘇茲一心渴望完成非做不可的使命，這股決心卻處處隱藏著黑暗面，而畢格巧妙拿捏了其中的平衡。」──《書單》（Booklist）雜誌 「〈蘇茲〉文筆出奇優美、情感豐沛，不只勾勒出美麗卻荒涼的夢人世界，更訴說那裡所發生的既神奇又可怕的種種一切。」──《美國大眾文化雜誌》（Paste Magazine）

偉大的巫師，竟淪落至生死混沌之境―― 三個女人為了救他，風塵僕僕而來， 沒想到那些她們逃不開的過去，也將在此做出了結…… ◆ 誓言拯救魔法導師的弟子，將靈魂遺落在河裡的少女、 躲避刺客的武裝修女，會化成人形的狐狸、 渴望超越師傅的門徒，遭到徒弟追殺的偉大巫師…… 一間匯聚各方人馬的旅店 一場跨過時間、超越生死的魔法奇遇。 ★得獎無數的彼得．畢格 ＊「世界奇幻獎」終身成就獎 ＊美國科幻奇幻作家協會大師獎 ＊「軌跡獎」年度奇幻小說（《旅店主人之歌》） ＊「法國幻想文學大獎」（〈引用尼采的犀牛〉） ＊「雨果獎」、「星雲獎」雙料最佳中篇小說（〈雙心〉） ＊兩度贏得「創神奇幻文學獎」（Mythopoeic Award）（《虛空的子民》＋《泰姆欣的幽靈》） ★繼《最後的獨角獸》之後集生涯大成之作 ＊《紐約時報》年度好書 ＊「世界奇幻文學獎」和「創神奇幻文學獎」入圍 ＊「軌跡獎」年度最佳奇幻小說 ◆ 我是水手菈兒、劍杖菈兒，獨行俠菈兒，在五湖四海、大街小巷神出鬼沒， 跟著一道夜晚的綠光，要去援助身陷大麻煩的巫師。 他是我的老師，我在這世上求助無門時，他幫助過我。 ••• 我叫妮阿塔涅里。泰琳之女蘿瑪狄絲之女。 九歲就住進修道院，十二歲第一次殺人。 為了暫時騙過想殺我的人，我把自己偽裝起來。 ••• 我不是露卡莎。我誰都不是。沒有人可以通過死亡之門兩次。 我現在活著嗎？我現在活著嗎？有人曾經呼喚，正在呼喚我。 如果我能及時追上那顆歌唱的星辰，就能知道我的名字。 ◆ 最強大的魔法， 不是喚醒死人、扭曲空氣，或是玩弄時間， 而是懂得面對自己的黑暗。 當三個風塵僕僕的陌生女人來到一家名為「距鐵與彎刀」的旅店時，旅店老闆違背了他的判斷力收留了她們。 黑女人――武藝高強的菈兒，十二歲時遭親人背叛賣掉，因緣際會成為令人聞之色變的傳說。她為了回應亦師亦友的偉大巫師之召喚而到處追尋，在旅途中用歌聲復活了溺死的露卡莎。 棕女人――與狐狸同行的妮阿塔涅里，自從逃離從小生長的修道院後，就一直遭到刺客追殺。她也在尋找同一名巫師。這位年邁的巫師曾經是她和菈兒的導師，他用夢境召喚弟子前來拯救他，因為他另一個能力最強大的愛徒阿夏丁正企圖毀滅他。 白女人――村莊少女露卡莎，她回到人世後回憶不起過去，卻能洞察冥界。露卡莎的愛人提卡特目睹她死而復生，決定不顧一切追回愛人。 這些背負過去、身懷祕密的人來到旅店，所有人的命運都在此交會聯繫，也永遠改變了那裡的生活，尤其是旅店裡平凡馬廄小廝的人生…… ◆ 【全書特色】 ◎優美的語言，獨創的第二世界 《旅店主人之歌》是當代奇幻大師彼得．畢格個人最愛的作品，由他創作的一首歌詞衍生的故事。畢格在這本集大成的書裡，以印度、中亞和中東的文化為基礎，建構出一個完全自創的第二世界。畢格用優美如詩的語言，營造出這個真實而迷人的虛幻國度，裡頭有自創的語言及詞彙、奇特的生物、還有操控時間和死亡的魔法。 ◎多角度的第一人稱敘事 全書由眾多人物的主觀敘述所組成，從旅店主人、藝班戲子、鄉村男孩、馬廄小廝，到三個主要的角色，甚至能夠變為人形的狐狸。每個角色都有獨特的聲音，故事主軸在不同人口中漸漸拼湊成形，彷彿接力賽般，中間則穿插角色本身的故事背景支線。 ◎多重主題的探討 從一開始露卡莎的死而復生，到結尾魔法師的歷劫歸來，正好完整呈現生命的過程與各種面貌。聚集在旅店的眾多角色，更是在複雜的關係以外，探討了性別、父子、師徒、成長、愛情等主題。一本經得起時間考驗的奇幻傑作，充滿想像力，文辭優美，散發著故事和夢的氣味，值得再三咀嚼。 【人物簡介】 ◎菈兒：有水手菈兒，劍杖菈兒，獨行俠菈兒等稱號，自小受培養成為一個說書人、一個編年史家、一個記憶者。十二歲遭摯友背叛、走投無路時，是魔法師給了她重生的希望。 ◎妮阿塔涅里：九歲之後就住在修道院裡，接受知識與軍事訓練，多年後因為不願效命修道院決定逃離，卻一直遭到追殺。 ◎露卡莎：意外溺死的鄉村少女，被菈兒的歌聲復活後卻再也不認得其愛人提卡特。 ◎卡石：脾氣暴躁的旅店主人。 ◎提卡特：目睹愛人死而復生的少年，此後執意追尋愛人蹤跡。 ◎羅賽斯：旅店的馬廄小廝，從小被旅店主人收養，不知道自己真名，嚮往去外頭冒險。 【媒體評論】 「在一個生動鮮明的魔法世界裡，以優美文字說出愛與失去的故事。」──《紐約時報書評》 「備受崇敬的重量級作品《最後的獨角獸》作者畢格，在他為數不多的作品集中又添加了這本美妙的奇幻小說。……現實主義是很好，但怪事仍然會發生，唯有魔法能解釋這些事。這是一個溫柔、浪漫、情感豐沛的故事。」──《書單雜誌》 「畢格藉由不同的視角構築出一個繁複多面的奇幻故事，探索生命、死亡與愛的本質。……畢格以素雅的文筆描繪出眾多主角與配角間時時變動的關係，而這些角色正是這個感動人心的故事不可或缺的元素。」──《出版家週刊》 「畢格運用多人視角來講述愛與死亡的故事，甚至探索超越這兩者之外還有什麼。此作文筆細膩不說，更是豐富而讓人浮想聯翩的奇幻故事，勢必廣受喜愛。」──《圖書館期刊》 「美妙而驚奇連連的小說……一本傑作。」──《華盛頓郵報書香天地》 【漫遊者已出版】： 《最後的獨角獸》（長篇），2023.02 【漫遊者即將出版】： 《回家之路》（收錄雨果、星雲雙料得獎作〈雙心〉，以及從未發表之中篇〈蘇茲〉），預計2023.07

Peter S. Beagle first imagined his beloved unicorn at the age of twenty-three, five years before she would spring fully-realized into the world. Now, alongside Beagle''s wry musings upon his early writing career, is the rediscovered origin story of fantasy''s most famous unicorn. Within this eighty-five page genesis of The Last Unicorn, the equine heroine encounters a cranky dragon, a chatty butterfly, and an exiled demon with a split personality. Discover a might-have-been journey, appealingly familiar yet wonderfully strange, lyrical and whimsical by turns. Somewhere in-between the modern and mythological, lies the first path of the Last Unicorn on a road less traveled by...until now.

Featuring previously unpublished and uncollected treasures from a much-beloved fantasy icon, this lovingly curated collection is a hoard of riches and surprises. A romp through the filing cabinet of Beagle''s imagination, it is an unexpected glimpse into the curios, curiosities, and capstones of his later fiction.

A complicated family brings a young woman named Lioness Lazos into their lives, and as spring leads into summer, Lioness awakens each family member''s long-hidden dreams and desires.

The best stories of the year: here is a collection of the year''s best fantasy stories, by some of the genre''s greatest authors, and selected by Rich Horton, a contributing reviewer to many of the field''s most respected magazines. In this volume you''ll find stories Peter Beagle, Paul Di Filippo, Neil Gaiman, Theodora Goss, Kelly Link, Gene Wolfe and many more! Complete contents: PIP AND THE FAIRIES, by Theodora Goss COMBER, by Gene Wolfe THREE URBAN FOLK TALES, by Eric Schaller WAX, by Elizabeth Bear THE EMPEROR OF GONDWANALAND, by Paul Di Filippo COMMCOMM, by George Saunders FIVE WAYS JANE AUSTEN NEVER DIED, by Samantha Henderson FANCY BREAD, by Gregory Feeley SUNBIRD, by Neil Gaiman THE SECRET OF BROKEN TICKERS, by Joe Murphy ON THE BLINDSIDE, by Sonya Taaffe JANE, by Marc Laidlaw IS THERE LIFE AFTER REHAB? by Pat Cadigan TWO HEARTS, Peter S. Beagle SUPER-VILLAINS, Michael Canfield EMPTY PLACES, by Richard Parks INVISIBLE, by Steve Rasnic Tem BY THE LIGHT OF TOMORROW’S SUN, by Holly Phillips THE GIST HUNTER, by Matthew Hughes

Collects short dark tales by such genre authors as Peter Bell, Neil Gaiman, Theodora Goss, and Sarah Monette.

Comic-Version der Geschichte vom letzten Einhorn, das ihre gefangenen Artgenossen sucht und sich - unter Mithilfe des jungen Zauberers Schmendrick und der Diebin Molly Grue - nach vielen Abenteuern einer finalen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Roten Stier des bösen Königs Haggard stellen muss.

Witches, warlocks, sorcerers, necromancers-- enter a world where anything is possible. Experience the trill of power, the way of the wizard, in these thirty-two spellbinding tales, written by some of today''s most magical talents.

Collects the best of Peter S. Beagle''s short stories, ranging across 45 years of his career from early stories to freshly minted tales that will surprise and amaze readers.

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.

Even lifelong friendships can''t outlast death...or can they? The deeply personal story is of dreams abandoned and recovered, friends loved and lost, and the strength it takes to let go.

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.

While attending the revels of the League for Archaic Pleasurs, a group dedicated to the pleasures of the medieval period, Joe Farrell comes face-to-face with Nicholas Bonner, a spirit from the past and an ancient evil.

One short story, one novella, and two complete movies populated by ghosts, unicorns and werewolves are included.

With the assistance of Schmendrick the Magician, an immortal, beautiful unicorn searches for her lost fellows.

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. articulated his dream, JFK was assassinated, and zip codes were first introduced to the US. The world was monumentally changing and changing fast. But in the eyes of future fantasy author Peter Beagle and his best friend Phil, it wasn''t changing fast enough. For these two twenty-something beatnik Jews from the Bronx, change was something you chased after night and day across the country on the trembling seat of a motor scooter.