Contributions

  • Shackell, Rodney, ill. - Contributor

Publication

1989 - Collier Macmillan, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

68,750 words, Guess

Page Count

275 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.E6985 En 1989

Description

When young Elana unexpectedly joins the team leaving the spaceship to study the planet Andrecia, she becomes an integral part of an adventure involving three very different civilizations, each one centered on the third planet from the star in its own solar system. First published in 1970 and winner of a Newbery Honor the following year. At once a tale of fantasy as well as science fiction, it is as innovative and captivating today as when it was written. This is arguably one of the most sophisticated novels to wear the Newbery Honor seal in terms of its deep philosophy. Yet it is also a fast-paced adventure that marries the romantically moral traditions of dragons and magic with the fantastic and speculative conventions of science fiction.

Description

Three civilizations from different planets in widely varying stages of development clash in what could be either a mutually disastrous or beneficial encounter.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

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  • Enchantress from the starsCollier Macmillan1989-01-01
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