Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| After the King |
1991 |
Buy |
| Immortal Unicorn |
1995 |
Buy |
| Modern Classics of Fantasy |
1997 |
Buy |
| Eleventh Annual Collection |
1998 |
Buy |
| Tails of Wonder and Imagination |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Writer’s Guide to Fantasy Literature |
2002 |
Buy |
| Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition |
2006 |
Buy |
| Salon Fantastique: Fifteen Original Tales of Fantasy |
2006 |
Buy |
| Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition |
2007 |
Buy |
| A Book of Wizards |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2009 |
2009 |
Buy |
| Unplugged |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Beastly Bride: Tales of the Animal People |
2009 |
Buy |
| Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology |
2010 |
Buy |
| Real Unreal |
2010 |
Buy |
| Warriors 2 |
2010 |
Buy |
| Triangulation: End of the Rainbow |
2010 |
Buy |
| Songs of Love and Death |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Way of the Wizard |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Urban Fantasy Anthology |
2011 |
Buy |
| Conclave |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 |
2012 |
Buy |
| Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2012 |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection |
2012 |
Buy |
| Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron |
2012 |
Buy |
| Once Upon a Curse |
2012 |
Buy |
| The New Voices of Fantasy |
2013 |
Buy |
| Superheroes |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition |
2013 |
Buy |
| One Horn to Rule Them All |
2014 |
Buy |
| Woman: An Anthology |
2014 |
Buy |
| Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep |
2015 |
Buy |
| Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 |
2017 |
Buy |
| New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps |
2017 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche and Other Odd Acquaintances |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Line Between |
2006 |
Buy |
| Mirror Kingdoms |
2008 |
Buy |
| Strange Roads |
2008 |
Buy |
| We Never Talk about My Brother |
2009 |
Buy |
| Sleight of Hand |
2011 |
Buy |
| These Are They |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Overneath |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume I: Lila the Werewolf and Other Stories |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume II: Oakland Dragon Blues and Other Stories |
2023 |
Buy |
Innkeeper’s World Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Pieśń oberżysty |
1993 |
N/A |
| The Innkeeper’s Song |
1993 |
Buy |
| Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron |
2012 |
N/A |
| Giant Bones |
1997 |
Buy |
| Return |
2010 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| I See by My Outfit |
1965 |
Buy |
| The California feeling |
1971 |
Buy |
| American Denim |
1975 |
Buy |
| The Lady and Her Tiger |
1976 |
Buy |
| The Garden of Earthly Delights |
1982 |
Buy |
| In the Presence of Elephants |
1995 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lila the Werewolf |
1974 |
Buy |
| The Magician of Karakosk |
1997 |
Buy |
| A Dance for Emilia |
2000 |
Buy |
| Two Hearts |
2005 |
N/A |
| Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Story of Kao Yu |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Karkadann Triangle |
2018 |
Buy |
| Mr. McCaslin |
2023 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Fine and Private Place |
1960 |
Buy |
| The Last Unicorn |
1968 |
Buy |
| The Folk of the Air |
1986 |
Buy |
| The Unicorn Sonata |
1996 |
Buy |
| Tamsin |
1999 |
Buy |
| Sweet Lightning |
2008 |
Buy |
| Summerlong |
2016 |
Buy |
| In Calabria |
2017 |
Buy |
| I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons |
2024 |
N/A |
The Essential Peter S. Beagle#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume I: Lila the Werewolf and Other Stories |
2023 |
Buy |
The Last Unicorn Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Unicorn |
1968 |
Buy |
| The Way Home |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Unicorn Sonata |
1996 |
Buy |
The Last Unicorn (Graphic Novels) Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ultima licornă |
1968 |
N/A |
| The Last Unicorn |
2010 |
Buy |
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 |
2024 |
Buy |
Peter S. Beagle published his first novel, A Fine and Private Place, in 1960 while still in his twenties. The book earned strong reviews and announced a writer with an unusual gift for blending fantasy with genuine emotional weight. But it was The Last Unicorn, published eight years later, that made his reputation. That novel has remained in print for over fifty years and has a loyal readership around the world.
Beyond The Last Unicorn, Beagle has written dozens of short stories and novellas that have earned him multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards. Collections like The Line Between and The Overneath show a writer who never stopped experimenting with myth, folktale, and the strange edges of everyday life. He has also edited the long-running Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror anthology series, putting him at the center of the genre as both a creator and a curator.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Peter S. Beagle written?
Peter S. Beagle has written 96 books across ten series.
What was Peter S. Beagle's first book?
Peter S. Beagle’s first book is A Fine and Private Place, published in 1960.
What is Peter S. Beagle best known for?
He is best known for The Last Unicorn (1968), a fantasy novel about a unicorn who leaves her forest to search for others of her kind. The book has been translated into dozens of languages and was adapted into an animated film in 1982.