Trade paperback, 496 pages
ISBN 978-0-615-31487-7 ~ $17.50
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Bronze medal, 2008
Independent Publisher
(IPPY) Awards
Review quotes
Video trailer, description and excerpt
Reading group discussion guide
(contains no spoilers)
Background information on the timely issues dealt with by the story
“Grips the attention with the raw immediacy of the problems. . . . An inquiry and commentary on the nature of what it is to be human, and where evolution can take us from here. It asks the sort of questions only SF can pose, and paints a vivid picture of where failing to answer those questions might lead. . . . Stewards is the kind of SF I've been craving!” —Jacqueline Lichtenberg (author of the Sime/Gen SF series)
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Now Available!
The long-awaited sequel to
Stewards of the Flame
Description, review quotes and excerpt
Spoiler warning: Promise of the Flame can be read independently, but reading it first, or even reading the description, will spoil some of the suspense of Stewards of the Flame. So if you plan to read both books, don’t go to this page until you have finished it.
Promise of the Flame is a stand-alone story that doesn’t depend on having read the preceding book, and may be more to the taste of those to whom that book’s controversial view of trends in health care policy didn't appeal. Its issues are further removed from our own society, but important to anyone interested in interstellar colonies, the future development of the human mind, or the question of how high a price should be paid for freedom of choice.
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Trade paperback, 494 pages
ISBN 978-0-615-31488-4 ~ $17.50
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About the author:
Sylvia Engdahl is the author of six highly-acclaimed Young Adult novels that are also enjoyed by adults, all of which were originally published by Atheneum and republished by different publishers in the 21st century. Her novel Enchantress from the Stars was a Newbery Honor Book, winner of the 1990 Phoenix Award, and a finalist for the 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year in the Rediscovery category. While the single-volume edition of her trilogy Children of the Star was issued as adult science fiction, Stewards of the Flame and Promise of the Flame are her first novels written for specifically for adults. Unlike her earlier ones, they are not appropriate for Young Adult audiences.
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Discounted international shipping: to Canada $8.00 per book; to all other countries $10.00 per book. No additional discount for multiple books -- to get lowest international airmail rates they have to go in individual packages.
Clicking on the button will bring up an order form for PayPal, a secure service that's free to buyers; you can use a credit card there whether or not you have a PayPal account. Payment will go directly to Sylvia Engdahl and you will receive a personal acknowledgement from her. If you would like the book signed to you personally by name rather than just her signature, please request it in the PayPal comment box .
If you prefer to pay by check, send e-mail to Sylvia Engdahl.
50% discount on unsigned copies to libraries and booksellers - fax purchase order to 866-302-3827
Stewards of the Flame
Softcover, 5.25 x 8, 496 pp.
$17.50 less 20% = $14.00
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Promise of the Flame
Softcover, 5.25 x 8, 494 pp.
$17.50 less 20% = $14.00
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Both books
Softcover, 5.25 x 8
Discounted price for set $25
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New! Ebook editions in many formats!
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Both novels are now available as ebooks at The Digital Bookshop. They have the following formats, none of which except Mobipocket can be obtained anywhere else, for $6.00 each. Links for downloading free reader software are available there. None of these files have DRM (digital rights management), so you can read them on whatever devices you have now or in the future; I trust my readers not to distribute copies to others.
- Epub - open ebook format. The best one if you plan to read on your PC or Mac (download the free Adobe Digital Editions reader) or the Barnes & Noble Nook. It can also be used on many other portable devices (download the free reader Stanza).
- Mobi - for Windows PCs and many PDAs, and can be imported to Kindles (download the free Mobipocket reader).
- PDF - for the standard Adobe Reader and Adobe Digital Editions. (Less desirable than the other formats since pagination is fixed rather than flexible.)
- PDB - for Palm PDAs; can also be read on PCs and Macs with the Palm eReader.
- LRF - for Sony dedicated ebook readers.
Kindle owners can buy Kindle editions of both books at Amazon's Kindle store.
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Also available from Ad Stellae Books -- A new paperback edition of This Star Shall Abide (known in the UK as Heritage of the Star), Book One of Sylvia Engdahl's classic Children of the Star trilogy.
Retail $10.95, available at Amazon.com -- or order signed copies at 20% discount, 50% discount to schools and libraries. Plus, Mobipocket and Kindle ebook editions of all three books in the trilogy: This Star Shall Abide, Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains, and The Doors of the Universe.
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Sylvia Engdahl's Virtual Book Tour
Throughout October 2009 she stopped at different blogs, with interviews or guest posts on writing Stewards
of the Flame at each one, which will remain online indefinitely. Here are the links:
Spotlight: Hot Author Report, Oct. 5
Guest Post: Hot Author Report, Oct. 6
Interview: Hot Author Report, Oct. 7
Guest Post: Marta's Meanderings, Oct. 8
Guest Post: The Fantasy Pages, Oct. 9
Guest Post: The Story Behind the Book, Oct. 12
Interview: The Writer's Life, Oct. 13
Review: Just Me, Oct. 14
Review: The Book Connection, Oct. 15
Guest Post: Café of Dreams, Oct. 16
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Spotlight: The Plot, Oct. 19
Character Interview: The Plot, Oct. 20
Guest Post: InkyBlots, Oct. 21
Guest Post: The Book Rack, Oct. 22
Guest Post: Beth's Book Review Blog, Oct. 26
Interview: As the Pages Turn, Oct. 27
Guest Post: Morbid Romantic, Oct. 28
Review: If You Can't Say Something Nice, Oct. 29
Interview: Pump Up Your Book, Oct. 30
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