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Peter S. Beagle

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in New York, The United States

April 20

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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: 4.36 · 826,496 ratings · 23,839 reviews · 215 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 114,028 ratings — published 1968 — 147 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) 4.01 avg rating — 3,996 ratings — published 1960 — 64 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 4.04 avg rating — 3,964 ratings — published 1999 — 26 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 3.76 avg rating — 3,788 ratings — published 2024 — 8 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 3.77 avg rating — 2,928 ratings — published 2017 — 20 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 3.90 avg rating — 2,503 ratings — published 1993 — 23 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 — 2,202 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
	Summerlong 3.55 avg rating — 1,320 ratings — published 2016 — 2 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 Way Home: Two Novellas from the World of The Last Unicorn 3.78 avg rating — 1,215 ratings — published 2023 — 15 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) 3.74 avg rating — 1,070 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

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

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3rd Quarter 2024 - Fantasy #1

Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland (474 pp)

4 votes, 30.8%

The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts (830 pp)

3 votes, 23.1%

I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle (278 pp)

2 votes, 15.4%

The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond (176 pp)

2 votes, 15.4%

The Price of Redemption by Shawn Carpenter (368 pp)

1 vote, 7.7%

King of Dead Things by Nevin Holness (320 pp)

1 vote, 7.7%

Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek (336 pp)

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