Enchantress From the Stars
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Penguin Young Readers Group · Ebook · February 24, 2003
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A hidden alien power meets medieval belief in magic amid a dangerous invasion.
- Themes
- Interstellar civilization and invasion, Magic and superstition, Alien powers on a medieval planet
- Genres
- Alien Contact for Teens, YA Fantasy, YA Sci-Fi Romance
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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.
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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 will enthrall teenage and adult readers.
Stars and Sorcery
A hidden alien power meets medieval belief in magic amid a dangerous invasion.
Come here for
- Interstellar stakes alongside an enchanted-forest quest
- A clash between advanced powers and beliefs in magic
Expect
- Two very different views of Elana’s role
- Science fiction with the shape of a fantasy quest
Where it sits
| Alien Contact for Teens | 62% |
|---|---|
| YA Fantasy | 35% |
| YA Sci-Fi Romance | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Fantasy
- Alien Contact for Teens
- Space Opera for Teens
- Authors
- Sylvia Engdahl
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- February 24, 2003
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Interstellar civilization and invasion · Magic and superstition · Alien powers on a medieval planet
- Reading lane
- YA Fantasy