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The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume 2

Oakland Dragon Blues and Other Stories

Peter S. Beagle Stephanie Pui-Mun Law Meg Elison

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Miscellaneous
15 June 2023
The essential second volume of bestselling author Peter S. Beagle's (The Last Unicorn) short stories, including one previously unpublished and four uncollected stories, shows again that Beagle is one of America's most influential fantasists. With his celebrated versatility, humor, and grace, Beagle is at home in a dazzling variety of subgenres. Evoking comparison to such iconic authors as Twain, Tolkien, Carroll, L'Engle, and Vonnegut, this career retrospective celebrates Beagle's mastery of the short-story form. ""Peter S. Beagle is one of my favorite authors."" --Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Name of the Wind

A dilapidated dragon, a frustrated cop, and an unapologetic author square off over a dangerously abandoned narrative. The seemingly perfect addition to a weekly card game hides a dark secret from everyone but her teammate. A deeply respected judge meets his match in Snow Ermine, a gorgeous pickpocket.

From heartbreaking to humorous, these carefully curated stories by Peter S. Beagle show the depth and power of his incomparable prose and storytelling. Featuring a newly published story, ""The Mantichora,"" an original introduction from Meg Elison (Find Layla), and gorgeous illustrations from Stephanie Pui-Mun Law (Shadowscapes), this elegant collection is a must-have for any fan of classic fantasy.
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Illustrated by:   Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
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Imprint:   Miscellaneous
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 236mm,  Width: 160mm, 
ISBN:   9781616963903
ISBN 10:   1616963905
Pages:   352
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Peter Soyer Beagle is the internationally bestselling and much-beloved author of numerous classic fantasy novels and collections, including The Last Unicorn, Tamsin, The Line Between, Sleight of Hand, Summerlong, In Calabria, and The Overneath. He is the editor of The Secret History of Fantasy and the co-editor of The Urban Fantasy Anthology. Beagle published his first novel, A Fine and Private Place, at nineteen, while still completing his degree in creative writing. Beagle's follow-up, The Last Unicorn, is widely considered one of the great works of fantasy. He has written widely for both stage and screen, including the screenplay adaptations for The Last Unicorn, the animated film of The Lord of the Rings, and the well-known Sarek episode of Star Trek. As one of the fantasy genre's most-lauded authors, Beagle has received the Hugo, Nebula, Mythopoeic, and Locus Awards as well as the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. He has also been honored with the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award and the Comic-Con International Inkpot Award. In 2017, he was named 34th Damon Knight Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association for his contributions to fantasy and science fiction. Beagle lives in Richmond, California. Jane Yolen's (Owl Moon, The Midnight Circus, the How Do Dinosaursseries) books and stories have won three World Fantasy, two Nebula, two Golden Kite, and three Mythopoeic Awards, two Christopher Medals, and a Caldecott Medal, as well as many other honors. Yolen lives in Western Massachusetts and St Andrews, Scotland. Stephanie Pui-Mun Law's work is an exploration of mythology mixed with her personal symbolism. In her early career, she worked with various fantasy game, magazine, and book publishers as an illustrator. She created the Shadowscapes Tarot and is the author of the watercolor technique book series Dreamscapes. Law lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Reviews for The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume 2: Oakland Dragon Blues and Other Stories

Praise for Peter S. Beagle One of my favorite writers. --Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time Peter S. Beagle illuminates with his own particular magic such commonplace matters as ghosts, unicorns, and werewolves. For years a loving readership has consulted him as an expert on those hearts' reasons that reason does not know. --Ursula K. Le Guin, author of A Wizard of Earthsea Peter S. Beagle has both opulence of imagination and mastery of style. --New York Times Book Review At his best, Peter S. Beagle outshines the moon, the sun, the stars, the entire galaxy. --Seattle Times Peter Beagle deserves a seat at the table with the great masters of fantasy. --Christopher Moore, author of Lamb and The Serpent of Venice Not only one of our greatest fantasists, but one of our greatest writers, a magic realist worthy of consideration with such writers as Marquez, Allende, and even Borges. --The American Culture We all have something to learn--about writing, about humanity, about hope--from Peter Beagle. --Seanan McGuire author of Rosemary and Rue Peter S. Beagle is (in no particular order) a wonderful writer, a fine human being, and a bandit prince out to steal readers' hearts. --Tad Williams, author of Tailchaser's Song Peter S. Beagle is a master of the magical. --Kurt Busiek, author of The Avengers [Beagle] has been compared, not unreasonably, with Lewis Carroll and J. R. R. Tolkien, but he stands squarely and triumphantly on his own feet. --Saturday Review Not only one of our greatest fantasists, but one of our greatest writers, a magic realist worthy of consideration with such writers as Marquez, Allende, and even Borges. --The American Culture One of the all-time greats. --The Guardian


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