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"It is a lyrical, beautiful fantasy story about a mythical beast who sets out
on a quest into a world that no longer believes in her to find out if she is
truly the last of her kind.
Published in 1968,
The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle spawned an animated
movie 40 years ago and is a cherished novel that appeals to children and adults
alike. But it’s not surprising if you haven’t heard of it. It hasn’t been
published in the UK for half a century.
This week it is finally being reissued, the latest in a string of classic
fantasy novels to find a new audience thanks to the prevalence of the genre on
TV and the big screen.
With the
Game of Thrones prequel
House of the Dragon hitting Sky Atlantic
on Monday, Netflix offering a bonus episode of its world-conquering series
The
Sandman, and
Lord of the Rings forerunner
The Rings of Power streaming on
Amazon Prime Video from 2 September, fantasy fans have never had it so good.
The surge of interest has predictably boosted sales of the source material –
the DC comics written by Neil Gaiman from which
The Sandman was adapted are
topping the Amazon graphic novel charts, and Tolkien and George RR Martin’s
doorst[o]p fantasy novels are again riding high in the fantasy listings. But
the viewing public’s increased appetite is also helping bring some lost
classics back into print."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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