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Enchantress from the Stars Mass Market Paperback – February 24, 2003

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"An involved and provocative science fiction story for thoughtful readers." --Booklist

"Readers will find fascinating symbolism--and philosophical parallels to what they may have observed or thought. The book is completely absorbing and should have a wider appear than much science fiction." --
Horn Book

"A serious and thought-provoking novel. . . Combined with this is an adolescent love-story that is no romantic nonsense; it is realistic and moving. The story is full of drama and suspense. . . Other science fiction stories [for young people] recently published seem all to pale in comparison."
--Times Literary Supplement, London

"Not just a novel for young adults but also one of the finest sf novels ever written. . . After finishing it, you will likely find yourself disinclined for a while to pick up anything else in the genre for fear it will, as it were, taste of ashes. In sum, it is almost impossible to convey how good this book is." --
InfinityPlus

"So human and endearing and told so movingly by the young heroine that it all seems wholly credible.... A very exciting story of dedication and peril." --
George C. Stone center for Children's Books

From the Author

Be sure to read the FAQ page for this book at my website, where you'll also find my recent essay for adult readers, "Reflections on Enchantress from the Stars." These contain comments on things in the story that have been confusing to some readers.  And please note that although there is a second book about Elana, The Far Side of Evil, it is not a "sequel" but a very different kind of story that's not appropriate for readers below high school age.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Firebird; Reissue edition (February 24, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0142500372
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0142500378
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 15 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 10
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.77 x 4.3 x 7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Sylvia Engdahl
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Sylvia Engdahl is the author of eleven science fiction novels, six of which are Young Adult novels that are also enjoyed by adults. Although she is best known for her Newbery Honor book "Enchantress from the Stars," her other YA novels are for older teen readers and her five latest novels are adult SF. She has also published a nonfiction book and three collections of essays. In addition she has worked as a freelance editor of nonfiction anthologies for high schools (most of the nonfiction books that appear in Amazon's catalog under her name are those edited by her in this capacity). She is a strong advocate of space colonization, and besides a widely-read space section of her website she created the site www.spacequotes.com (now at www.sylviaengdahl.com/spacequotes/), which contains quotations about why humankind must expand into space. She welcomes visitors to her website at www.sylviaengdahl.com.

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