Sylvia Louise Engdahl is an American

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 science fiction

Science fiction

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 writer. She has published thirteen books, including seven science fiction novel

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s, three nonfiction books, two science fiction anthologies, and a children's picture book. Engdahl is best known for her novel Enchantress from the Stars which was a 1971 Newbery Honor book. She taught graduate courses on the Web for Connected Education

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, a pioneer in online education, 1985-1995. She lives in Oregon

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 with her two cats. In August 2007, Engdahl published a new adult science fiction/visionary fiction novel, Stewards of the Flame, which she followed with a sequel in September 2009, Promise of the Flame.

Science Fiction Novels

Engdahl wrote six science fiction novels between 1970 and 1981, all of which have been republished in the 21st century. Her new novels, a duology published in 2007 and 2009, respectively, are adult science fiction, not YA.

• Enchantress from the Stars
  Enchantress from the Stars
  Enchantress from the Stars is a young adult science-fiction novel by Sylvia Engdahl. It is a 1971 Newbery Honor book, and it was given a 1990 Phoenix Award by the Children's Literature Association "from the perspective of time". It was a Finalist for the 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year Award in...
  
  (1970; republished 2001)
• Journey Between Worlds (1970; updated edition published 2006)
• The Far Side of Evil (1971; updated edition published 2003)
• This Star Shall Abide (released in the UK
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   as Heritage of the Star) (1972)
• Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains (1973)
• The Doors of the Universe (1981)
• Children of the Star (2000) -- omnibus edition of the trilogy composed: This Star Shall Abide, Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains, and The Doors of the Universe, published as adult SF. (Originally the books were issued separately as young adult SF.)
• Stewards of the Flame (2007) - new adult science fiction/visionary fiction
• Promise of the Flame (2009) - new adult science fiction/visionary fiction

Awards

• Junior Literary Guild
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   selection for Enchantress from the Stars (1970)
• ALA Notable Children's Books for Enchantress from the Stars (1970)
• Horn Book Fanfare for Enchantress from the Stars (1971)
• Newbery Honor Book for Enchantress from the Stars (1971)
• Christopher Award for This Star Shall Abide (1973)
• Phoenix Award for Enchantress from the Stars (1990)
• New York Public Library 100 Favorite Children's Books for Enchantress from the Stars (1998)
• Teen People Book Club selection for Enchantress from the Stars (2001)
• Book Sense Book of the Year finalist, Rediscovery category for Enchantress from the Stars (2002)
• CBC Not Just For Children Anymore, Classics category for Enchantress from the Stars (2002)
• CCBC Choices for Enchantress from the Stars (2002)
• ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults for Enchantress from the Stars (2004)

External links

• Sylvia Engdahl - Official Author Site
• Stewards of the Flame - new adult sf novel
• Interview at SFFWorld.com