She is a brave hero – braver than any adults in her village. I loved her pluck and moxie, especially in one so young. Surely the King could get rid of the beast since his knights had failed to do so. The first novella, Two Hearts, warmed my heart as a brave little 9-year-old Sooz, determined to stop the griffin that stole many of the village’s children, never to be seen again, ventured out on her own to get the King.

The Last Unicorn is a poignant fantasy series that originally riveted me when I was still a kid, and The Way Home continued that reading journey. Beagle is a book containing two fantasy novellas from the world of The Last Unicorn. The Way Home is suffused with Beagle’s wisdom, profound lyricism, and sly wit and collects two timeless works of fantasy. 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. 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. The Last Unicorn is one of fantasy’s most revered classics, beloved by generations of readers and with millions of copies in print. 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.” In 2018, he was named a Damon Knight Grand Master by the SFWA.Renowned author Peter S.

His works have won critical acclaim around the world, and many awards. The Last Unicorn is one of his most famous works, published in 1968, and adapted into a film starring Christopher Lee in 1982 for which he wrote the screenplay. He wrote his first novel, A Fine and Private Place when he was just 19 years old, and it published in 1960. Beagle outshines the moon, the sun, the stars, the entire galaxy’ Seattle TimesĪbout the Author: Peter S. Beagle brings the same humanity, poignancy and wisdom that makes his writing so magical. The one thing this changeling child does know is love, and courage.Ĭombining the Hugo award-winning novelette Two Hearts with brand new story Sooz, The Way Home returns us to the world of The Last Unicorn. The gift is more precious than she could have imagined but sets her on a dangerous path to rescue the sister she never knew she had from a land to which humans never go.īut Sooz is no ordinary human. She grew into an extraordinary woman, with a gift given to her by a unicorn, after a battle with a griffin. He began to say, “They took her,” but he never got past the first word, and had to start again.

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