The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

Pages: 240
Published: 2015
Language: English

Sybel lives a solitary life in her magical estate, surrounded by powerful, enchanted beasts. Her isolation is shattered when a soldier arrives with an infant, drawing her into a world of human intrigue and unexpected magic. She must navigate love, deceit, and the vast potential of her own power.

Prose complexity: 7/10

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Patricia A. McKillip

Patricia Anne McKillip is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels. She grew up in Oregon and England. She received a BA in English in 1971 and an MA in 1973. She is a past winner of the World Fantasy Award and Locus Award, and she lives in Oregon. McKillip's stories usually take place in a setting similar to the Middle Ages. There are forests, castles, and lords or kings, minstrels, tinkers and wizards. Her writing usually puts her characters in situations involving myster...