for. Called the "Lady of the Night" by Coren. Ter – A falcon legendary for tearing to pieces the seven murderers of his previous master. Summoned by Ogam. Goes to Drede's court with Tam. Literary significance and reception The Forgotten Beasts of Eld has been reviewed by Locus as "a mythical kingdom fantasy with a marvelous heroine, satisfying strange beasts and chilling sorcery". Publishers Weekly wrote "this magical moonlight fantasy has dignity and romance, heartstopping suspense, adventure, richness of concept and language." Lester del Rey praised the novel as "a true fairy tale in its telling and its development," citing the "marvelous subtlety" of McKillip's storytelling and her "inevitable but unexpected" resolution of the story. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld is the winner of the 1975 World Fantasy Award. It was a nominee for the 1975 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and won the 13th place in the 1975 Locus Poll Award for Best Novel. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld has been referenced in Fantastic Literature: A Critical Reader as "we can accept the final transformation of the hideous monster Blammor into the beautiful Liralen bird without necessarily agreeing with the identity of creative and destructive passions that such a metaphor implies." Footnotes References 1974 American novels 1974 fantasy novels American young adult novels American fantasy novels Novels by Patricia A. McKillip Books illustrated by Alicia Austin World Fantasy Award for Best Novel-winning works Atheneum Books books