Author guide
Peter S. Beagle Books in Order
Peter S. Beagle is an American author whose career spans fantasy novels, short fiction, poetry, essays, memoir, travel writing, art books, anthologies, and opera writing. His best-known work is The Last Unicorn, followed by novels including A Fine and Private Place, The Folk of the Air, The Innkeeper's Song, Tamsin, Summerlong, and I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons. He has also edited major fantasy anthologies and written nonfiction about travel, animals, art, and culture.
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Start with one of these
The Last Unicorn
The defining and most widely known Peter S. Beagle novel.
A Fine and Private Place
The author's first novel and a concise introduction to his literary fantasy.
The Innkeeper's Song
The best entry point to his secondary-world fantasy and the Innkeeper's World.
Read in order
Books by series
shared-world fiction · ongoing
The Last Unicorn Universe
Related fiction set in or directly connected to the world of The Last Unicorn.
shared-world fiction · ongoing
The Innkeeper's World
Fiction connected to the world introduced in The Innkeeper's Song.
- 1 The Innkeeper's SongAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1993
- 2 Giant BonesAmazon ↗
Book 2 · short-story collection · 1997
- 3 Return: An Innkeeper's World StoryAmazon ↗
Book 3 · novella chapbook · 2010
- 4 The Karkadann TriangleAmazon ↗
Book 4 · co-authored fantasy chapbook, with Patricia A. McKillip · 2018
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (15)
- A Fine and Private PlaceAmazon ↗
novel · 1960
- I See By My Outfit: Cross-Country by Scooter, an AdventureAmazon ↗
memoir and travel nonfiction · 1965
- The California FeelingAmazon ↗
nonfiction photo book, with Michael Bry · 1969
- American Denim: A New Folk ArtAmazon ↗
nonfiction art book · 1975
- The Lady and Her TigerAmazon ↗
nonfiction, with Pat Derby · 1976
- The Garden of Earthly DelightsAmazon ↗
nonfiction art book · 1982
- The Folk of the AirAmazon ↗
novel · 1986
- In the Presence of ElephantsAmazon ↗
nonfiction photo book, with Pat Derby and Gary Molina · 1995
- The Unicorn SonataAmazon ↗
young adult novel · 1996
- TamsinAmazon ↗
novel · 1999
- A Dance for EmiliaAmazon ↗
novella chapbook · 2000
- The Last Unicorn: The Lost VersionAmazon ↗
novella-length draft chapbook · 2007
- SummerlongAmazon ↗
novel · 2016
- In CalabriaAmazon ↗
novella · 2017
- I'm Afraid You've Got DragonsAmazon ↗
novel · 2024
Short fiction (7)
- The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche and Other Odd AcquaintancesAmazon ↗
collection of short fiction and essays · 1997
- The Line BetweenAmazon ↗
short-story collection · 2006
- Strange RoadsAmazon ↗
short-fiction chapbook, with Lisa Snellings-Clark · 2008
- We Never Talk About My BrotherAmazon ↗
short-story collection · 2009
- Sleight of HandAmazon ↗
short-story collection · 2010
- The Story of Kao YuAmazon ↗
standalone short fiction · 2016
- The OverneathAmazon ↗
short-story collection · 2017
Poetry (1)
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Magician: Songs and Early PoemsAmazon ↗
poetry and song-lyric chapbook · 2007
Plays (1)
- The Midnight AngelAmazon ↗
opera libretto · 1993
Edited works (5)
- Peter S. Beagle's Immortal UnicornAmazon ↗
edited original-story anthology, co-edited with Janet Berliner and Martin H. Greenberg · 1995
- The Secret History of FantasyAmazon ↗
edited fantasy anthology · 2010
- The Urban Fantasy AnthologyAmazon ↗
edited anthology, co-edited with Joe R. Lansdale · 2011
- The New Voices of FantasyAmazon ↗
edited anthology, co-edited with Jacob Weisman · 2017
- The Unicorn AnthologyAmazon ↗
edited anthology, co-edited with Jacob Weisman · 2019