The King of Elfland's Daughter: A Novel (Del Rey Impact)
“No amount of mere description can convey more than a fraction of Lord Dunsany's pervasive charm.”—H.P. Lovecraft
The poetic style and sweeping grandeur of The King of Elfland's Daughter has made it one of the most beloved fantasy novels of our time, a masterpiece that influenced some of the greatest contemporary fantasists. The heartbreaking story of a marriage between a mortal man and an elf princess is a masterful tapestry of the fairy tale following the “happily ever after.”
Praise for The King of Elfland's Daughter
“We find that he has but tranfigured with beauty the common sights of the world.”—William Butler Yeats
“I shall indeed be happy if this volume contributes to the rediscovery of one of the greatest writers of this century.”—Arthur C. Clarke
“Del Rey is to be thanked for bringing these works back into print. No one can understand modern fantasy without understanding its roots, and Lord Dunsany's work is immediately significant as well as enjoyable even today.”—Katharine Kerr
“A fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books.”—L. Sprague de Camp
The poetic style and sweeping grandeur of The King of Elfland's Daughter has made it one of the most beloved fantasy novels of our time, a masterpiece that influenced some of the greatest contemporary fantasists. The heartbreaking story of a marriage between a mortal man and an elf princess is a masterful tapestry of the fairy tale following the “happily ever after.”
Praise for The King of Elfland's Daughter
“We find that he has but tranfigured with beauty the common sights of the world.”—William Butler Yeats
“I shall indeed be happy if this volume contributes to the rediscovery of one of the greatest writers of this century.”—Arthur C. Clarke
“Del Rey is to be thanked for bringing these works back into print. No one can understand modern fantasy without understanding its roots, and Lord Dunsany's work is immediately significant as well as enjoyable even today.”—Katharine Kerr
“A fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books.”—L. Sprague de Camp
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Community Reviews
The King of Elfland’s Daughter's manages to take you out of our current timeline to the “fields we know” and beyond. The story oscillates along the boundary of magic and men in an interesting way and is complete with the cast of magical creatures including witches, trolls, an elfin princess, and unicorns. The trolls are admittedly my favorite. I would recommend this to anyone who likes modern fantasy to see what has inspired writers throughout the years and to experience a different type of fantasy novel, where there is no great hero but instead a world in conflict with magic itself.
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