The wait is over! THE ESSENTIAL PETER S. BEAGLE (Volumes I and II) is now available where ever finer books are sold.

Also available for pre-order (but not published yet but soon) direct from Tachyon: single volume limited in both letter and numbered editions.

VOLUME I: LILA THE WEREWOLF AND OTHER STORIES

For over forty years, Peter S. Beagle has been the gold standard of fantasy.

—Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods and The Sandman

An unlikely friendship based on philosophy develops between an aging academic and a mythological beast. A mysterious, beautiful attendee who attends a ball thrown in her honor chooses whether or not to become mortal. A dysfunctional relationship is not improved by the consequences of lycanthropy. The essential first volume of bestselling author Peter S. Beagle’s (The Last Unicorn) short stories demonstrates why he is one of America’s most influential fantasists.

VOLUME II: OAKLAND DRAGON BLUES AND OTHER STORIES)

Master enchanter Peter S. Beagle is best known for his novel The Last Unicorn, a book which has charmed generations of readers. But the briefer enchantments collected in these two volumes also brim with the deepest and truest of his magical powers: with laughter, with wisdom, and with the ineffable pleasure of the imaginary memories he shares. From the gradually refined focus of ‘Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros’ to ‘Vanishing’’s crankily slipped-and-skewed perspective, these are visions of an inner world all of us need to visit again and again. Each tale is a spell welcoming our hearts to their real home: wonder.

—Nisi Shawl, author of Everfair

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second volume of bestselling author Peter S. Beagle’s (The Last Unicorn) short stories, including one previously unpublished and four uncollected stories, shows again that Beagle is one of America’s most influential fantasists.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.

THE ESSENTIAL PETER S. BEAGLE – Special Limited Editions

“Stepping into a Peter Beagle story is like stepping out your front door into an alternate, but entirely logical, world: your girlfriend seems to be a werewolf, the evening news is anchored by the Angel of Death, dreadful poetry is a lethal weapon, and a Berkeley traffic cop has to negotiate a depressed dragon out of an intersection. But then, what else to expect from a wizard of mischief like Beagle? Two perfect volumes that should come with a warning: When you try and go back inside your house, all its rooms will have changed.

—Laurie R. King, author of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice

The Essential Peter S. Beagle, coming out in May 2023, celebrates the storied career of the bestselling author of The Overneath, Summerlong, and The Last Unicorn. In addition to the two-volume trade editions, Tachyon Publications is putting out single-volume, lettered and numbered limited editions. Featuring original introductions from Jane Yolen (The Devil’s Arithmetic) and Meg Elison (Find Layla), and gorgeous original illustrations from Stephanie Law (Shadowscapes), these editions will bring joy to any fan of classic fantasy.

Numbered hardcover, $250
-Limited to a hand-numbered 468-copy print run
-Signed by Peter S. Beagle and Stephanie Law
-Silver cover / black-embossed cover stamp

Lettered hardcover, $600
-Limited to 26 hand-lettered A–Z copies
-Signed by Peter S. Beagle and Stephanie Law
-Each copy contains a unique remarque illustration
hand-drawn by Stephanie Law.
-Black cover / silver-embossed cover stamp