Reviews
"All 17 stories eschew all or most of the conventions of commercial fantasy. . . . Start reading and expect to enjoy." --Booklist, "There is a sense of frivolity and freedom that permits this anthology to 'elude the mundane, and to achieve . . . beauty and exaltation.'" -- Publishers Weekly , starred review, "All 17 stories eschew all or most of the conventions of commercial fantasy. . . . Start reading and expect to enjoy." —Booklist, Praise for The Secret History of Fantasy "In this exciting, canonic volume, Beagle showcases gifted writers who began to rediscover older fantasy classics and to redefine fantasy in their own unique voices." ? Inner Worlds "All 17 stories eschew all or most of the conventions of commercial fantasy.... Start reading and expect to enjoy." ? Booklist "...set[s] out to rewrite our concept of fantasy, and with the help of some of the world's best writers, succeeds admirably." ? The Agony Column "This is a very well-done collection: The stories are all, in many different ways, pleasures to read." ? The Civilian Reader, "All 17 stories eschew all or most of the conventions of commercial fantasy. . . . Start reading and expect to enjoy." —Booklist, "In this exciting, canonic volume, Beagle showcases gifted writers who began to rediscover older fantasy classics and to redefine fantasy in their own unique voices." --Inner Worlds Blog, "There is a sense of frivolity and freedom that permits this anthology to 'elude the mundane, and to achieve . . . beauty and exaltation.'" —Publishers Weekly, starred review, "In this exciting, canonic volume, Beagle showcases gifted writers who began to rediscover older fantasy classics and to redefine fantasy in their own unique voices." —Inner Worlds Blog, "In this exciting, canonic volume, Beagle showcases gifted writers who began to rediscover older fantasy classics and to redefine fantasy in their own unique voices." -- Inner Worlds "All 17 stories eschew all or most of the conventions of commercial fantasy.... Start reading and expect to enjoy." -- Booklist "...set[s] out to rewrite our concept of fantasy, and with the help of some of the world's best writers, succeeds admirably." -- The Agony Column "This is a very well-done collection: The stories are all, in many different ways, pleasures to read." -- The Civilian Reader, Praise for The Secret History of Fantasy "In this exciting, canonic volume, Beagle showcases gifted writers who began to rediscover older fantasy classics and to redefine fantasy in their own unique voices." Inner Worlds "All 17 stories eschew all or most of the conventions of commercial fantasy.... Start reading and expect to enjoy." Booklist "...set[s] out to rewrite our concept of fantasy, and with the help of some of the world's best writers, succeeds admirably." The Agony Column "This is a very well-done collection: The stories are all, in many different ways, pleasures to read." The Civilian Reader, "In this exciting, canonic volume, Beagle showcases gifted writers who began to rediscover older fantasy classics and to redefine fantasy in their own unique voices." -- Inner Worlds All 17 stories eschew all or most of the conventions of commercial fantasy.... Start reading and expect to enjoy." — Booklist ...set[s] out to rewrite our concept of fantasy, and with the help of some of the world's best writers, succeeds admirably." — The Agony Column This is a very well-done collection: The stories are all, in many different ways, pleasures to read." — The Civilian Reader, "There is a sense of frivolity and freedom that permits this anthology to 'elude the mundane, and to achieve . . . beauty and exaltation.'" — Publishers Weekly , starred review
