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The Last Unicorn: (40th Anniversary Edition)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451450524
ISBN: 0451450523
Label: Roc Trade
Manufacturer: Roc Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: January 01, 1991
Publisher: Roc Trade
Studio: Roc Trade
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Editorial Review:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - great movie and book
this is a really good book but the movie was really good as well and faithfull to the book.
Rating: - A must for any children's collection!
Recently, I had the great fortune to meet the author. HE is wonderful!!!!
He signed our books for the many children we love and his reading of this was a thrill.
Beagle is a story teller of the best kind and he continues to write wonderful stories
for children of all ages ( including grandparents).
The video is also a must. Yes, it is different but it is a classic for my children
and their little ones!
Rating: - The Everlasting Love of the Last Unicorn
I loved the movie of this novel when I was a child, and in fact I didn't know that the film was based on a book until I was an adult. When I stumbled on Peter S. Beagle's classic in my local library between college and becoming a mother, I read it with a mix of anticipation and trepadation. I was not disappointed. This *is* a classic fantasy novel, and a classic story, woven by a masterful bard of the genre and the English language.
This tale focuses on one of the most magical and mysterious ... Read More
Rating: - A Dark, Philosophical Fantasy that should certainly not be classified as young adults' fiction.
I like Peter S Beagle because even though his stories are set in mythical worlds or the spirit world they deal with grave issues of human existence that unsettle the reader.
I discovered this wonderful author through the animated version of The Last Unicorn, which I had watched as a child. The cartoon was so disturbing (in a good way) that years later images from it would flash in my mind. It was only recently that I discovered that it was an adaptation and immediately purchased the novel.
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Rating: - A must read for serious SF&F readers and writers
Beagle's tale of the last unicorn in the world is wonderfully fairytale-esq. It is sad and funny and very well written. It pokes fun at the conventions of SF&F storytelling even as it employs these same cliches. Very witty and wonderful for adults and children alike.
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