The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
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The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

by Patricia A. McKillip

1974•Fantasy•229 pages

Taste attributes: fantasymyth/fairytaledramafresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, stylish fantasy novel: original and wholesome. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Young Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no-one outside her gates. In her exquisite stone mansion, she is attended by exotic, magical beasts: Riddle-master Cyrin the boar; the treasure-starved dragon Gyld; Gules the Lyon, tawny master of the Southern Deserts; Ter, the fiercely vengeful falcon; Moriah, feline Lady of the Night.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyMyth/fairytaleDramaComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growthHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

FantasyWizardsFantasy fictionScience fictionMagic

Details

Author
Patricia A. McKillip
Published
1974
Pages
229
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