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...
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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...
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In the review below, de Lint remarks favorably on The Folk of the Air.
For some twenty-seven years, Peter S. Beagle has been a voice to be reckoned with in the fantasy field, a reputation based solely...
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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...
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In the following essay, Pennington applies William Blake's philosophy of contraries to understand Beagle's work and its critical reception.
"Without Contraries is no progression. ...
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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...
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In the following favorable review, Jonas discusses The Innkeeper's Song, asserting that in Beagle's hands "even the most timeworn material shines again."
As Webster'...
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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&#...
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In the following essay, Becker explores Beagle's manipulation of time and space.
In Peter Beagle's first novel, A Fine and Private Place, Jonathan Rebeck, the hero, has lived surreptitio...
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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...
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In the review below, Jonas praises The Folk of the Air as a dazzling work that demands a sequel.
The Folk of the Air by Peter S. Beagle, a fantasy novel set in contemporary California, mixes science a...
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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...
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Peter S. Beagle
