The world of the fae is depicted as similar to a dream state, where events are a bit disjointed, and the unimaginable is real. Sooz is now 17 and follows a task given to her at the end of the first novella, and this task starts her on another journey that takes her into the fae world. The second novella, Sooz, broke my heart, which the first novella had previously warmed, and it touched on emotions that left me in quite a funk. That bond warmed my heart even more than Sooz’s pure determination. I also just adored the bond she has with the family dog Malka. I loved this personalized angle it added so much and increased my love for this young hero. The pace is fast, and the narration is done in the first person, with Sooz telling her story. She is a brave hero – braver than any adults in her village. I loved her pluck and moxie, especially in one so young. Surely the King could get rid of the beast since his knights had failed to do so. The first novella, Two Hearts, warmed my heart as a brave little 9-year-old Sooz, determined to stop the griffin that stole many of the village’s children, never to be seen again, ventured out on her own to get the King.

The Last Unicorn is a poignant fantasy series that originally riveted me when I was still a kid, and The Way Home continued that reading journey.

Beagle is a book containing two fantasy novellas from the world of The Last Unicorn. The Way Home is suffused with Beagle’s wisdom, profound lyricism, and sly wit and collects two timeless works of fantasy. In the never-before-published “Sooz,” the events of “Two Hearts” are years behind its narrator, but a perilous journey lies ahead of her in a story that is at once a tender meditation on love and loss and a lesson in finding your true self. Revisiting the world of that novel, Beagle’s long-awaited Hugo and Nebula-Awards-winning “Two Hearts” introduced the irrepressible Sooz on a quest to save her village from a griffin and explored the bonds she formed with unforgettable characters like the wise and wonderful Molly Grue and Schmendrick the Magician. The Last Unicorn is one of fantasy’s most revered classics, beloved by generations of readers and with millions of copies in print. Beagle returns to the world of The Last Unicorn in this resonant and moving two-novella collection, featuring the award-winning “Two Hearts” and the brand-new “Sooz.”

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