The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip (1974)
I didn't really enjoy this story as much as I usually enjoy fantasy, and it perhaps had something to do with the writing style, which was almost too mellow and introspective -- and quite slow. There just didn't seem to be enough actual activity going on. I was a little surprised to find this book in the children's and not teen section at my local library, given both the writing style and somewhat adult ideas. That isn't to say there is anything indecent or offensive, only concepts that I felt younger children would be less likely to be interested in or follow.
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