The Last Unicorn

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The fantasy classic, now in beautiful new deluxe trade paperback edition.

From The Last Unicorn:
"The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone. She was very old, though she did not know it, and she was no longer the careless color of sea foam, but rather the color of snow falling on a moonlit night. But her eyes were still clear and unwearied, and she still moved like a shadow on the sea..."

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The Last Unicorn is one of the true classics of fantasy, ranking with Tolkien's The Hobbit, Le Guin's Earthsea Trilogy, and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Beagle writes a shimmering prose-poetry, the voice of fairy tales and childhood:

The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone. She was very old, though she did not know it, and she was no longer the careless color of sea foam but rather the color of snow falling on a moonlit night. But her eyes were still clear and unwearied, and she still moved like a shadow on the sea.

The unicorn discovers that she is the last unicorn in the world, and sets off to find the others. She meets Schmendrick the Magician--whose magic seldom works, and never as he intended--when he rescues her from Mommy Fortuna's Midnight Carnival, where only some of the mythical beasts displayed are illusions. They are joined by Molly Grue, who believes in legends despite her experiences with a Robin Hood wannabe and his unmerry men. Ahead wait King Haggard and his Red Bull, who banished unicorns from the land.

This is a book no fantasy reader should miss; Beagle argues brilliantly the need for magic in our lives and the folly of forgetting to dream. --Nona Vero

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Sleight of Hand

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Abundant with tales of quiet heroism, life-changing decisions, and determined searches for deep answers, this extraordinary collection of contemporary fantasy explores the realms between this world and the next. From the top of the Berlin Wall to the depths of the darkest seas, gods and monsters battle their enemies and innermost fears, yet mere mortals make the truly difficult choices. A slightly regretful author and a vengeful-but-dilapidated dragon square off over an abandoned narrative; the children of the Shark God demand painful truths from their chronically absent father; and a bereaved women sacrifices herself to change one terrible moment, effortlessly reversed by a shuffle of the deck. Whether melancholic, comedic, or deeply tragic, each new tale is suffused with misdirection and discovery, expressed in the rich and mesmerizing voice of a masterful storyteller.

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Last Unicorn: The Deluxe Edition

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Whimsical. Lyrical. Poignant. Adapted for the first time from the acclaimed and beloved novel by Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn is a tale for any age about the wonders of magic, the power of love, and the tragedy of loss. The unicorn, alone in her enchanted wood, discovers that she may be the last of her kind. Reluctant at first, she sets out on a journey to find her fellow unicorns, even if it means facing the terrifying anger of the Red Bull and malignant evil of the king who wields his power. Adapted by Peter B. Gillis and lushly illustrated by Renae De Liz and Ray Dillon, this special, oversized edition features additional art galleries and loads of extras, expanding the universe of The Last Unicorn.

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The Unicorn Sonata

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A tomboy misfit and born musician, thirteen-year-old Josephine "Joey" Rivera encounters a mysterious young man named Indigo who changes her life, playing ghostly, haunting music that she follows down an ordinary street into the magical world of Shei'rah. 60,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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Fantasy Magazine, April 2011

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Fantasy Magazine is an online magazine focusing exclusively on fantasy fiction. In its pages, you will find all types of fantasy—high fantasy, contemporary urban tales, surrealism, magical realism, science fantasy, folktales…and anything and everything in between. Fantasy is entertainment for the intelligent genre reader—we publish stories of the fantastic that make us think, and tell us what it is to be human. And in our April 2011 issue...

Do you remember reading the Choose Your Own Adventure stories as a kid? Well, in Kat Howard’s "Choose Your Own Adventure," you can't cheat and peek at the endings before you make your choice—and the stakes are life and death.

In the related nonfiction, Molly Tanzer looks into the history of the Choose Your Own Adventure franchise in her article "Choosing Our Own Adventures," where the series’ authors and readers weigh in with their experiences making their way through those childhood favorites.

Magic and myth collide in Peter S. Beagle's "The Woman Who Married the Man in the Moon." When two children bring home a wandering magician named Schmendrick, their mother and the stranger spin stories all night...stories that hide and reveal remarkable truths.

In our feature interview this month, reviewer Paul Goat Allen profiles N. K. Jemisin, whose first novel The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms was a finalist for this year’s Nebula Award.

Jonathan L. Howard has written several stories and novels featuring Johannes Cabal, necromancer extraordinaire. But in the tale "House of Gears," Cabal's expertise in the dark arts offers little help when he faces down a mad scientist with a thirst for immortality.

Music boxes and robotic dogs are the vestiges of a long tradition of mechanical wonders. Genevieve Valentine takes us on a journey through the centuries in "A Silver Swan," exploring the fantastic history of the automaton.

Hunting unicorns is a lucrative business for the right team of hunter and bait. In Carrie Vaughn's "The Hunter's Ode to His Bait," one hunter and his maiden assistant decide to wrap up their careers in a dangerous quest for the ultimate unicorn. (Reprint)

In "The Unicorn Tapestries and Other Depictions," Helen Pilinovsky digs into the changing history of the meaning of unicorns. Who knew that one horn could be attached to so many different symbols?

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Fantasy Magazine is an online magazine focusing exclusively on fantasy fiction. In its pages, you will find all types of fantasy—high fantasy, contemporary urban tales, surrealism, magical realism, science fantasy, folktales…and anything and everything in between. Fantasy is entertainment for the intelligent genre reader—we publish stories of the fantastic that make us think, and tell us what it is to be human. And in our April 2011 issue...

Do you remember reading the Choose Your Own Adventure stories as a kid? Well, in Kat Howard’s "Choose Your Own Adventure," you can't cheat and peek at the endings before you make your choice—and the stakes are life and death.

In the related nonfiction, Molly Tanzer looks into the history of the Choose Your Own Adventure franchise in her article "Choosing Our Own Adventures," where the series’ authors and readers weigh in with their experiences making their way through those childhood favorites.

Magic and myth collide in Peter S. Beagle's "The Woman Who Married the Man in the Moon." When two children bring home a wandering magician named Schmendrick, their mother and the stranger spin stories all night...stories that hide and reveal remarkable truths.

In our feature interview this month, reviewer Paul Goat Allen profiles N. K. Jemisin, whose first novel The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms was a finalist for this year’s Nebula Award.

Jonathan L. Howard has written several stories and novels featuring Johannes Cabal, necromancer extraordinaire. But in the tale "House of Gears," Cabal's expertise in the dark arts offers little help when he faces down a mad scientist with a thirst for immortality.

Music boxes and robotic dogs are the vestiges of a long tradition of mechanical wonders. Genevieve Valentine takes us on a journey through the centuries in "A Silver Swan," exploring the fantastic history of the automaton.

Hunting unicorns is a lucrative business for the right team of hunter and bait. In Carrie Vaughn's "The Hunter's Ode to His Bait," one hunter and his maiden assistant decide to wrap up their careers in a dangerous quest for the ultimate unicorn. (Reprint)

In "The Unicorn Tapestries and Other Depictions," Helen Pilinovsky digs into the changing history of the meaning of unicorns. Who knew that one horn could be attached to so many different symbols?

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The Line Between

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