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Sylvia Engdahl

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November 24, 1933

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Sylvia Engdahl is the author of eleven science fiction novels, six of which, including the Newbery Honor book Enchantress from the Stars, are YA books also enjoyed by many adults. Although she is best known as an author for Young Adults, her most recent novels, the Founders of Maclairn duology (Stewards of the Flame and Promise of the Flame) and the Captain of Estel trilogy (Defender of the Flame, Herald of the Flame, and Envoy of the Flame) are adult science fiction and are not appropriate for readers below high school age. For FAQs about them and more, visit her website.

She has also written a nonfiction book, The Planet-Girded Suns: Our Forebears' Firm Belief in Inhabited Exoplanets, of which updated and expanded paperback and ebook edit
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Sylvia Engdahl I intended it for high school age. In the era in which it was first published there was no such thing as a Young Adult category; everything not publis…m´Ç°ù±ðI intended it for high school age. In the era in which it was first published there was no such thing as a Young Adult category; everything not published as adult fiction was issued as a "children's book." Unfortunately, to my great dismay the publisher labeled it "age 10-14" on the jacket because that was the age range that sold best, and because "Enchantress from the Stars," which was popular, was suitable for that age (though it too was originally meant for teenagers). I have always regretted connecting "The Far Side of Evil" so specifically to "Enchantress" -- it could have had a different heroine. But when I wrote it, "Enchantress" hadn't yet been published and I didn't foresee that my books would be given to children as young as 10 or 11. I don't believe "The Far Side of Evil" is appropriate for those under 14.(less)
Sylvia Engdahl I'm putting the finishing touches on my new novel Herald of the Flame, which is a sequel to Defender of the Flame. It's now available for pre-order an…m´Ç°ù±ðI'm putting the finishing touches on my new novel Herald of the Flame, which is a sequel to Defender of the Flame. It's now available for pre-order and will be published on October 15.(less)
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New Novel Coming June 10

My new novel Envoy of the Flame (Book 3 in the Rising Flame trilogy) will be released in ebook format on June 10 and can be pre-ordered now at Amazon and other retailers. A paperback edition will also be released in June but maybe not as soon as the ebook.

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“The human mind is incredible. It can do nothing without belief, yet practically anything with it.”
Sylvia Engdahl, Enchantress from the Stars

“People who love each other can no more keep from communicating than from breathing.”
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“Must a man then live as his fellows live, and never reach beyond?”
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message 3: by Roger

Roger Cottrell Hi Silvya,
Thanks for the friendship on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.
If you like Science Fiction and Fantasy you might like to check out my book, THE LUNDQUIST CHRONICLES - a kind of tribute to Nigel Kneale's Quatermass that is also inspired by MNR James. You can look it up on The ISBN is ISBN 978-1-4092-4155-3


message 2: by Dora

Dora You're the coolest!


Michael Enchantress from the stars is one of my favorite books. Thank you!


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