Happy 75th, Sylvia Louise Engdahl! (1971 Newbery Honor: "E..

She was born in Los Angeles and now lives in Eugene, Oregon.

http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/
(this includes of a lot of news, starting in 2001)

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/MeishaMerlin/biosylvia.html
(biography)

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/fall97/littlejohn.html
(long analysis of her writing)

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=sylvia%20louise%20engdahl%20&u...&ie=UTF
(covers, photo)

http://www.greenbelt.com/news/aslan/engdahl.htm
(about "interfaith fantasy")

http://www.literature-map.com/sylvia+louise+engdahl.html
(what readers of Engdahl also like to read)

http://www.teensreadtoo.com/InterviewEngdahl.html
(interview - she says she was a computer programmer in the 1960s and
her favorite current TV show is "Lost")\

http://www.lunacat.net/authors/author-engdahl.htm
(another interview - excerpt: "I prefer novels that focus less on
adventure or 'far-out' concepts than on the feelings and moral
dilemmas of the characters. And however great its literary quality may
be, I have no patience with fiction that presents a pessimistic--and
therefore, in my opinion, false--view of human progress or of
humanity's place in the universe.")

From Contemporary Authors:

Sylvia Louise Engdahl told CA that as a writer she aims to "bring
present-day issues into perspective through speculation about the
future as related to the past, with particular emphasis on space
exploration, which I believe to be the most significant challenge
facing the human race and the only long-range goal that will unite
mankind in peace. . . . It is also my belief that today's tendency to
equate realism with pessimism is invalid. My science fiction is not
intended primarily for fans of that genre; rather, it is directed to
readers without an SF background, and deals not so much with
technological progress as with the human values I consider important.

"Because of the awards won by Enchantress of the Stars, I became known
as an author for children; however, that is the only one of my novels
intended for an audience below high school age. Unfortunately, the
original editions of the others were generally placed next to it in
the children's rooms of libraries, and thus often failed to reach the
mature readers most apt to enjoy them. This was particularly true in
the case of the second and third volumes of my trilogy, which has now
been reissued as adult science fiction and is finally available in
paperback."

WORKS

* Children of the Star (adult fiction omnibus edition; contains
This Star Shall Abide, Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains, and The Doors of
the Universe), Meisha Merlin (Atlanta, GA), 2000.

* Stewards of the Flame, (adult novel) 2007.

*
FICTION; FOR YOUNG ADULTS

* Enchantress from the Stars, illustrated by Rodney Shackell,
Atheneum (New York, NY), 1970, new edition with jacket and vignettes
by Leo and Diane Dillon, Walker (New York, NY), 2001.

* Journey between Worlds, illustrated by James and Ruth McCrea,
Atheneum (New York, NY), 1970.

* The Far Side of Evil, illustrated by Richard Cuffari, Atheneum
(New York, NY), 1971, revised edition, Walker (New York, NY), 2002.

* This Star Shall Abide (first novel in a trilogy), illustrated by
Richard Cuffari, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1972, published as Heritage
of the Star, Gollancz (London, England), 1973.

* Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains (second novel in trilogy),
illustrated by Richard Cuffari, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1973.

* The Doors of the Universe (third novel in trilogy), Atheneum
(New York, NY), 1981.

*
NONFICTION; FOR YOUNG ADULTS

* The Planet-girded Suns: Man's View of Other Solar Systems,
illustrated by Richard Cuffari, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1974.

* (With Rick Roberson) The Subnuclear Zoo: New Discoveries in High-
Energy Physics, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1977.

* (With Rick Roberson) Tool for Tomorrow: New Knowledge about
Genes, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1979.

*
OTHER

* (Editor, with Rick Roberson) Universe Ahead: Stories of the
Future (anthology), illustrated by Richard Cuffari, Atheneum (New
York, NY), 1975.

* (Editor) Anywhere, Anywhen: Stories of Tomorrow (anthology),
Atheneum (New York, NY), 1976.

* Our World Is Earth (picture book), illustrated by Don Sibley,
Atheneum (New York, NY), 1979.


Lenona.