Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl

He sees Elana as the Enchantress from the Stars who has come to test him, to prove he is worthy. To start with I had that dreadful feeling that, due to the main character having to go to college/university to learn to be an enchantress, it was going to be a Harry Potter style book.Įnchantress from the stars by Sylvia Engdahl Download PDF EPUB FB2 So naturally it had to go onto my listening list. Enchantress is a book I saw rated very highly on both the internet and in real life. 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. Get this from a library! Enchantress from the stars. Sylvia Engdahl is the author of ten science fiction novels, and published a nonfiction book.

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.

And when young Elana makes contact with native Georyn, a love story exploring. The Imperial Exploration Corps wants to claim the planet for their own, but the Anthropological Service stands in their way. Three alien races meet on the small green world of Andrecia.

About Enchantress from the Stars 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.Ī Newbery Honor Book and a Book Sense 76 Selection, Enchantress from the Stars is a science fiction classic. And think seriously about getting it for a young woman of /5(39). Do yourself a favor: get it for yourself. When my now 5 year old daughter tu I'm going to give her this book as a special gift. 'Enchantress from the Stars' stands among the few dozen on two special shelves of books that are set apart from the rest as being especially precious. Three civilizations from different planets in widely varying stages of development clash in what could be either a mutually disastrous or beneficial encounter.

Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl