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The Last Unicorn
 First edition dust jacket (Viking, 1968)[1] | |
| Author | Peter S. Beagle |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Unknown (depicted); Gervasio Gallardo (first paperback)[2] |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 218 (first)[1] 248 (first paper)[2] 288 (Deluxe Ed.) |
| ISBN | 0-345-02892-9 [2] 978-0-7607-8374-0 |
| LC Class | PZ4.B3657 Las PS3552.E13 |
| Preceded by | "The Woman Who Married the Man in the Moon" |
| Followed by | "Two Hearts" |
The Last Unicorn is a fantasy novel by American author Peter S. Beagle and published in 1968, by Viking Press in the U.S. and The Bodley Head in the U.K. It follows the tale of a unicorn, who believes she is the last of her kind in the world and undertakes a quest to discover what has happened to the other unicorns.[1] It has sold more than six million copies[3] worldwide since its original publication, and has been translated into at least twenty-five languages (prior to the 2007 edition).
In 1987, Locus ranked The Last Unicorn number five among the 33 "All-Time Best Fantasy Novels", based on a poll of subscribers;[4] it ranked number eighteen in the 1998 rendition of the poll.[5] It was recognized in 2024 as belonging to a "New Canon" of fantasy literature by Palgrave Macmillan, which published an academic study dedicated exclusively to it titled Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn: A Critical Companion.
- ^ a b c The Last Unicorn title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ a b c First paperback edition, February 1969, Ballantine Adult Fantasy, catalogue #345-01503. According to ISFDB the earliest contemporary ISBN for this edition is ISBN 0-345-02892-9 for the 4th printing, October 1972.
- ^ ""Last Unicorn" creator Peter S. Beagle recalls his novel, revives his film". The Denver Post. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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"Locus Poll Best All-time Novel Results: 1987, fantasy novels". Locus. Retrieved 2012-04-18. Originally published in the monthly Locus, August 1987.
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• See also "1987 Locus Poll Award". ISFDB. Retrieved 2012-04-25. - ^
The Locus Online website links multiple pages providing the results of several polls and a little other information. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1998 Locus All-Time Poll". Locus Publications. Archived from the original on 2004-01-13. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
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