“Up the Down Beanstalk: A Wife Remembers” 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. 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. 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. The Way Home is suffused with Beagle’s wisdom, profound lyricism, and sly wit and collects two timeless works of fantasy.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.
In the never-before-published “Sooz,” the events of “Two Hearts” are years behind its narrator, but a perilous journey lies ahead of her, in a story that is at once a tender meditation on love and loss, and a lesson in finding your true self. Revisiting the world of that novel, Beagle’s long-awaited Hugo and Nebula-Awards-winning “Two Hearts” introduced the irrepressible Sooz on a quest to save her village from a griffin, and explored the bonds she formed with unforgettable characters like the wise and wonderful Molly Grue and Schmendrick the Magician. The Last Unicorn is one of fantasy’s most revered classics, beloved by generations of readers and with millions of copies in print.
Beagle returns to the world of The Last Unicorn in this resonant and moving two-novella collection, featuring the award-winning “Two Hearts” and the brand-new “Sooz.”
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