Eleanor Beresford

Eleanor Beresford writes fantasy school stories that combine institutional traditions with magical possibility. Pegasi and Prefects begins the Scholars and Sorcery series, introducing a school setting where questions of friendship, responsibility, and belonging unfold alongside the presence of pegasi. Goodreads lists the work as its opening series volume and dates its publication to 2015. Folly Magazine’s bibliography of fantasy and historical school stories independently lists this novel alongside its KoR Cubed publication, placing Beresford’s work within a recognizable literary tradition. That context matters because the book draws energy from both sides of its premise: the rules and hierarchies of a school narrative, and the freedom offered by fantasy. Pegasi and Prefects uses its title to signal that balance directly, pairing magical creatures with student authority. Beresford’s series opening is suited for readers drawn to close-knit school communities, recurring characters, and imaginative elements integrated into everyday routines rather than separated into a distant quest.