# The Forgotten Beasts of Eld: 50th Anniversary Special Edition - Hardcover

by **Patricia A. McKillip** (Author), **Thomas Canty** , **Gail Carriger** (Preface by)

**WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER**  
**SPECIAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY HARDCOVER EDITION**

**"Rich and regal." --_The New York Times_**

**New introduction by Marjorie Liu (_The Tangleroot Palace)_**  
**New illustrations by Stephanie Law (_Shadowscapes_)**

**_Fifty years ago, the soon-to-be celebrated young author Patricia A. McKillip (the_ Riddle-Master _trilogy) penned the classic tale of an iron-willed young sorceress and her captivating menagerie. This lovely 50th anniversary hardcover special edition features new illustrations and a new introduction, as well as original cover art by an award-winning illustrator._**

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. Sybel only lacks the exquisite and mysterious Liralen, which continues to elude her most powerful enchantments.

But when a soldier bearing an infant arrives, Sybel discovers that the world of man and magic is full of both love and deceit, with the possibility of more power than she can possibly imagine.

### Author Biography

**Patricia A. McKillip** was the beloved author of twenty-seven fantasy novels, including _The Riddle-Master of Hed_, _Harpist in the Wind_, _Ombria in Shadow_, _Solstice Wood_, and _The Sorceress and the Cygnet_. She received the inaugural World Fantasy Award for _The Forgotten Beasts of Eld_ and later received the World Fantasy lifetime achievement award. She was also a three-time Mythopoeic Award winner. Her more recent works included the novel _Kingfisher_ and the collection _Dreams of Distant Shores_.

Internationally-bestselling author **Gail Carriger's** debut novel, _Soulless_, won the ALA's Alex Award. Her wildly popular steampunk Parasolverse contains multiple series and was also published as a graphic novel. Carriger has received the Prix Julia Verlanger, the Elbakin Award, and the Starburner Award in Literature. Her novels have been published in eighteen languages. She lives in California.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 0.98 x 8.26 x 6.31 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 29, 2024

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