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Peter S. Beagle

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in New York, The United States

April 20

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http://www.peterbeagle.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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Peter Soyer Beagle (born April 20, 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, A Fine and Private Place , when he was only 19 years old. Today he is best known as the author of The Last Unicorn, which routinely polls as one of the top ten fantasy novels of all time, and at least two of his other books (A Fine and Private Place and I See By My Outfit) are considered modern classics.

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Average rating: 4.35 · 847,747 ratings · 27,443 reviews · 221 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 122,432 ratings — published 1968 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons 3.63 avg rating — 10,730 ratings — published 2024 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle (Goodreads Author), Darrell Sweet (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 4,413 ratings — published 1960 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tamsin 4.05 avg rating — 4,096 ratings — published 1999 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Calabria 3.75 avg rating — 3,265 ratings — published 2017 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Innkeeper's Song 3.89 avg rating — 2,694 ratings — published 1993 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Hearts (The Last Unicorn, #1.5) 4.17 avg rating — 2,332 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way Home: Two Novellas from the World of The Last Unicorn 3.74 avg rating — 1,946 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summerlong 3.56 avg rating — 1,357 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unicorn Sonata by Peter S. Beagle (Goodreads Author), Robert Rodríguez (Ilustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 1,097 ratings — published 1996 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Peter S. Beagle (?)

“Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale.”
― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

tags: heroes, inspirational

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“Real magic can never be made by offering someone else's liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back.”
― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

tags: inspirational, magic, reminding, sacrifice

887 likes

“We are not always what we seem, and hardly ever what we dream.”
― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

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Polls

OCTOBER FANTASY: This poll decides which 2 novels move on to the run-off poll for our October Fantasy Book of the Month.

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

12 votes, 24.0%

Transformation by Carol Berg

11 votes, 22.0%

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip

9 votes, 18.0%

Little, Big by John Crowley

8 votes, 16.0%

The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers

7 votes, 14.0%

Resurrection Man by Sean Stewart

3 votes, 6.0%

50 total votes

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