This much-anticipated volume presents, for the first time, Sooz, a novella that sees the narrator of Two Hearts all grown up and embarking on a dangerous journey on which she experiences love and loss and finds her true self.
"One brand-new, long-awaited novella, and one Hugo and Nebula award winning novella, both featuring characters from the beloved classic The Last Unicorn, from renowned fantasy writer Peter S. Beagle. Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn is one of fantasy'smost beloved classics, with millions of copies in print worldwide. Beagle's long-awaited return to the world of that novel came with "Two Hearts," which garnered Hugo and Nebula awards in 2006, and continued the stories of the unicorn, Molly Grue, and Schmendrick the Magician from the point of view of a young girl named Sooz. In this volume, Peter S. Beagle also presents for the first time "Sooz," a novella that sees the narrator of "Two Hearts," all grown up and with a perilous journey ahead of her, in a tender meditation on love, loss, and finding your true self"--
Renowned author Peter S. 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.
The Last Unicorn is one of fantasys most revered classics, beloved by generations of readers and with millions of copies in print. Revisiting the world of that novel, Beagles 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.
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.
The Way Home is suffused with Beagles wisdom, profound lyricism, and sly wit; and collects two timeless works of fantasy.
