Praise for The Last Unicorn: The Lost Journey

[Starred Review] “Fifty years ago, the first edition of The Last Unicorn was published; the legend of a unicorn searching for her kind has filled readers’ hearts for decades. This commemorative hardcover edition is the first draft of what would eventually become Beagle’s best-known work . . . Fans will want to witness the evolution into the original.”
—Booklist

“Although this book is not the complete story of the travels of the unicorn and her friends, fans of the original will love encountering additional characters they never had the pleasure of meeting when they first experienced the unicorn’s journey.”
—Publishers Weekly

“10/10 stars. [Beagle’s] storytelling is pure artistry, and his prose is among the most delicate, magical writing you’ll probably ever read . . . a terrific little novella and a very welcome insight into Beagle’s earliest writing process and the evolution of a modern classic.”
—Starburst

“It is the first journey, the first introduction, the first chance meeting on the road, a melding of the immortal world of the unicorn and the brief world of us mortals, the first glimpse of the lilac wood. It is here we glimpse what will come to be, years before it came to pass.”
—Barnes & Noble Book Blog  

“A very beautifully written book. 5/5 stars.”
—Open Book Society

“Beagle has a way of drawing readers in and making us believe in unicorns.”
—San Francisco Book Review

“Peter Beagle is one of America’s finest writers of literary fantasy. The Last Unicorn: The Lost Journey further strengthens his reputation.”
—Michael Moorcock, author of the Elric of Melniboné series

“Did you ever have a dream that was gorgeous and harrowing, confusing and profound, and utterly impossible to describe?  This story is that dream.”
—Jacqueline Carey, author of Starless and Kushiel’s Dart

 “A lyrical tapestry of wordplay and despair, with resonances of Malvina Reynolds’ funny and desolate song-writing (‘Little Boxes,’ ‘What Have They Done to the Rain?’); a shadow Carl Sandburg version of the unmaking of myth, with a sixties sensibility.”
—Nina Kiriki Hoffman, author of The Thread that Bonds the Bones

“Enchanting, wistful, beautiful—it haunts me!”
—Tamora Pierce, author of Tempests and Slaughter and The Immortals Quartet

“The Last Unicorn: The Lost Journey is a must-read for any fans of The Last Unicorn who want to see the bones of the story they love and a journey and experience like no other. The magic is still there, as is the love for this amazing story, only in a different way.”
—Six Blue Marbles

“Stephanie Law’s detailed expressive black-and-white illustrations add a celebratory touch to the commemorative 50th anniversary edition of Peter S. Beagle’s The Last Unicorn: The Lost Journey. Law’s work is a perfect accompaniment to this fragmentary origin tale, an early unfinished draft, of Beagle’s beloved fantasy, followed by Beagle’s wry commentary and reminiscences.”
—Karen Haber, Locus

Praise for The Last Unicorn

“Comes alive and stays alive on bright intensity of imagination.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“Almost as if it were the last fairy tale, come out of lonely hiding in the forests of childhood, The Last Unicorn is as full of enchantment as any of the favorite tales readers may choose to recall.”
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“[The Last Unicorn] has inspired everything from The Princess Bride to Stardust.”
—Publishers Weekly

“What makes The Last Unicorn unique is the way Mr. Beagle transcends the ordinary fantasy quest trope with his incomparable storytelling skill. The book is a triumph . . . The writing is as precise and beautiful as mosaic tiles, as colored glass backed by gold, sharp and glittering.”
—Green Man Review