Peter S. Beagle Summary

Peter S. Beagle is "the class act of fantasy writing," according to Booklist contributor John Mort. A writer whose highly regarded fantasy fiction has wrought comparisons to J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Le... Read more

In the review below, Fuller describes A Fine and Private Place as imaginative and witty. Peter S. Beagle makes a striking debut on several counts. With the first two paragraphs of A Fine and Private P... Read more

Below, Greenland argues that The Folk of the Air "lacks the mordant Jewish irony" that was present in A Fine and Private Place. In (and out of) progress since 1971, and featuring Farrell... Read more

In the review below, Wolfe compares The Innkeeper's Song to Beagle's earlier works and concludes that The Last Unicorn is Beagle's best fantasy but that The Innkeeper's Son... Read more

In the review below, Easton remarks favorably on The Innkeeper's Song. Peter S. Beagle is well known for beautifully crafted fantasies—think of The Last Unicorn and The Folk of the Air&#... Read more

In the following essay, Tobin examines Beagle's use of myths about unicorns and werewolves in such works as The Last Unicorn and Lila the Werewolf. "Would you call this age a good one fo... Read more

In the review below, Charnas argues that despite minor problems with its structure and plot, The Folk of the Air is well written and superior to Beagle's earlier novels. Like the hero of this b... Read more