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by Baron Dunsany Edward Plunkett (Author), Lord Dunsany (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Unwin Paperbacks; New e. edition (22 Feb 1982)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0048232076
  • ISBN-13: 978-0048232076
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 790,315 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When the men of Erl asked that they be ruled by a magic lord, their lord bowed to their wishes and sent his eldest son, Alveric, beyond the fields we know, to the land of faery to win the hand of Lirazel, the King of Elfland's sweet and beautiful daughter. But marriage between a mortal and an elf princess can only end in heartbreak, and the land of Erl discovers that the imposition of magic rule is, at best, a mixed blessing. Enchantingly written and completely captivating, The King of Elfland's Daughter is a moving and brilliant masterpiece. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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SALES POINTS Part of the Fantasy Masterworks series '[Dunsany is] one of the greatest writers of [the] century . . . Immensely significant' Katharine Kerr 'A fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books' L. Sprague de Camp 'Lord Dunsany . . . showed us all the way' Ellen Kushner 'Lord Dunsany's words . . . opened my eyes to otherworldly beauty and enchantment' Esther M. Friesner 'All pure ore' Ursula K. Le Guin 'One of the the seminal fantasies of the century' John Clute --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mortal Love and Immortal Curiosity, 19 Mar 2002
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This review is from: The King Of Elfland's Daughter (Fantasy Masterworks) (Paperback)
Lord Dubsany's 'The King of Elfland's Daughter' is about the human world or as Dunsany put it 'The Fields We Know' and the curiosity and conflictions that it has with Elfland and its lack of sunrise but still a land full of endless beauty as well as peril.

What begins as a love story between King Alveric of Erl and Princess Lirazel of Elfland soon becomes a tale of passing time in which their son Orion searches for his mother upon the border of twilight as his father searches madly for Elfland to retrieve his bride. Orion becomes an orphan but also a leader who has to find magic for Erl, as it is the new wonder of his people as Unicorns are seen upon the fields of Erl. Lurulu and his trolls are crafted brilliantly as they wonder and mock at the fields we know, demonstrating a believe by the author that two different worlds cannot co-exist and are better left untouched.

Lord Dunsany was a hunter and their are many references to this fact that people may find unnecessary or against their principles. The reader should be aware that the novel was written in 1924 and parts of the novel reflect the accepted activities of that time period.

The novel is also more than a love story, it is also about different worlds and their integrated relationships, where Elfland mocks Erl, the hunters kill the unicorns and Elflands creatures.

Dialogue is at a minimum, and only used to extend the flow of descriptive writing, this detours a little from the believability but Lord Dunsany is a master writer and his descriptions are poetic and deeply moving. He respects nature and descibes it with passion, as well as creating an Elfland that is very similar to the one seen in Disney's 'Snow White'that adds to the joy of reading initial ideas that Lord Dunsany and other writers introduced to fantasy literature.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, 3 Aug 1999
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This review is from: The King of Elfland's Daughter (Del Rey Impact) (Paperback)
This was one of those books that I knew was good from the moment I read the first line. If you enjoy the stories of Michael Moorcock or Neil Gaiman--in short, if you are a fan of quality fantasy fiction--then you will likely enjoy "The King of Elfland's Daughter." Don't allow yourself to be put off by the fairy tale title. This is a novel deep in imagination and rich of language, expansive and wonderful in its vision.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The lure of magic, 2 Nov 2006
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The folk of Erl lived close to the border of twilight and longed for some of the magic from the land beyond the fields they knew. Just the other side of the glimmering boundary lay Elfland and, bowing to the will of parliament, the lord of Erl sent his son to that perilous realm to wed the king's daughter and bring magic back to Erl. The old lord had a bad feeling about it and guessed the people would probably end up with a lot more enchantment than they wanted. He was right. Very little happened to start with. A helpful neighbour witch lady, forged a magical sword for Alveric (the lord's son) so he could steal Lirazel (the king's daughter) from Elfland and marry her. All seemed well. They had a son, Orion. Nothing changed for ages but Alveric wanted Lirazel to stop being so other-worldly and kept badgering her to be more normal until, confused and unhappy, she heeded her father's summons, leaving Alveric and Orion behind. Alveric spent a long time searching for Lirazel and in the meantime Orion grew up - half human, half elven. Gradually his magical heritage awakened and he attracted the magical denizens of Elfland into 'the fields we know'. Then, when it was too late, the parliament of Erl had second thoughts.

As Neil Gaiman says in his introduction, the writing is poetic and the story is a work of pure imagination. I know what 'the myriad-tinted border, the deep green elfin foliage and Elfland's magical flowers' look, sound and feel like - can sense the attraction and the danger of the magic - from Dunsany's vivid descriptions. The beauty and enchantment are irresistible. Published in 1924, when fantasy stories were rare, it must have seemed rich and original. It still does.
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