Magic Carpet Books: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Paperback)

from ncgraham

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld marked Patricia McKillip's first unmitigated success in the fantasy genre. It is the story of Sybel, third in a bloodline of wizards who have settled on Eld Mountain. There she lives, alone but for the fantastical beasts that she and her forefathers have called to serv...

from feeroberts64

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip is a story about Sybel, a wizard that does not need the outside world. She locks herself behind her gates with her enchanted beasts, but when a soldier beckons at her gates with an infant, she about to find out about love and deceit. This story ...

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Trigger warning: attempted rape This fantasy novel is beautiful and lyrical, a classic reminiscent of The Last Unicorn. One thing's for certain: I need to read more books by Patricia A. McKillip. Sybel has spent her entire life on Eld mountain, mostly in solitude except for the marvelous creature...

from questbird

A sorceress lives on a mountain with a menagerie of fantastic creatures. One day, a baby is delivered to her -- her nephew. As she raises him and interacts with the world of men below her mountain she finds love, anger, sorrow, revenge and redemption. The tale moves along with efficiency, almost ...

from electrascaife

Sybel, a young wizard living in the lonely mountain home of her father and grandfather and using her craft to call magical beasts to her, is given a child to look after, unbidden and at first unwilling. This is the beginning of the opening of her heart to others, which brings both happiness and d...