Sylvia Engdahl

Enchantress from the Stars (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Rediscover this beloved Newbery Honor-winning classic, Featuring a brand-new cover and a foreword by Lois Lowry!

Elana, a member of an interstellar civilization on a mission to a medieval planet, becomes the key to a dangerous plan to turn back an invasion. How can she help the Andrecians, who still believe in magic and superstition, without revealing her own alien powers? At the same time, Georyn, the son of an Andrecian woodcutter, knows only that there is a dragon in the enchanted forest, and he must defeat it. He sees Elana as the Enchantress from the Stars who has come to test him, to prove he is worthy.

One of the few science fiction books to win a Newbery Honor, this novel continues to enthrall readers of all ages.


Critical acclaim for Enchantress from the Stars:
A Newbery Honor Book
A Junior Library Guild selection
An ALA Notable pick
Winner of the Phoenix Award
Finalist for the Book Sense Book of the Year Award

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Altersempfehlung: ab 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781681198460
• Artikelnr.: 52535220

Autorenporträt

Sylvia Louise Engdahl is the author of six novels published between 1970 and 1981, of which Enchantress from the Stars was the first. It was awarded a Newbery Honor in 1971, and the "Phoenix Award" in 1990. Ms. Engdahl currently resides in Eugene, Oregon.