The Line Between

by Peter S. Beagle

Featuring the Hugo and Nebula award-winning original novelette from the world of The Last Unicorn, "Two Hearts."

The long-awaited sequel to the popular classic The Last Unicorn is the centerpiece of this powerful collection of new tales from a fantasy master. As longtime fans have come to expect, the stories are written with a grace and style similar to fantasy's most original voices, such as J. R. R. Tolkien, Fritz Leiber, and Kurt Vonnegut. Traditional themes are typically infused with modern sensibilities—reincarnated lovers and waning kings rub shoulders with heroic waifs; Schmendrick the Magician returns to adventure, as does the ghost of an off-Broadway actor and a dream-stealing shapeshifter; and Gordon, the delightfully charming "self-made cat," appears for the first time in print, taking his place alongside Stuart Little as a new favorite of the young at heart. This wide-ranging compilation contains sly humor and a resounding depth that will charm fans of literary fantasy.


Contents
"A Dance with Emilia"
"El Regalo"
"Four Fables: The Fable of the Moth, The Fable of the Octopus, The Fable of the Ostrich, The Fable of the Tyrannosaurus Rex"
"Gordon, the Self-Made Cat"
"Mr. Sigerson"
"Quarry"
"Salt Wine"
"Two Hearts"

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories, Fiction, Anthologies, Short Story Collection, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction

231 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Peter Soyer Beagle (born April 20, 1939) is an American fantasist and author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays. He is also a talented guitarist and folk singer. He wrote his first novel, A Fine and Private Place , when he was only 19 years old. Today he is best known as the author of The Last Unicorn, which routinely polls as one of the top ten fantasy novels of all time, and at least two of his other books (A Fine and Private Place and I See By My Outfit) are considered modern classics.

Reviews

[M Sabet]

یه کیفیتی داریم به نام
sweetness
که احتمالاً باهاش آشنایید. خوبی‌ش به اینه که میزان کمی و زیادیش رو میشه تو تلفظش نشون داد. به نظر من بیگل نویسنده‌ای‌ست
sweeeeeeeeet
به خصوص که چند تیکه‌ی اسپانیایی‌ هم توش داشت.
دقیقاً مطمئن نیستم چرا یه ستاره‌ش رو کم دادم. شاید چون با توجه به خلاصه‌ش
انتظار دیگه‌ای ازش داشتم. یا سوئیچش از رئال به فانتزی شهری رو نپسندیدم. ولی در کل داستان خعلی خوبی بود.

Merged review:

سخته دیگه. سخته از بیگل داستان بخونی، خوشت نیاد و دوست نداشته باشی