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Home / Authors / Sylvia Engdahl Sylvia Engdahl American author Sylvia Engdahl is best known for the acclaimed *Enchantress from the Stars* and her *Children of the Star* series, which earned a Newbery Honor. Her pioneering science fiction explores ethics and space colonization. This page provides the Sylvia Engdahl books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1970 Enchantress from the Stars POoEB · 1 Buy ↗ 1971 The Far Side of Evil POoEB · 2 Buy ↗ 1972 This Star Shall Abide / Heritage of the Star POoCOTSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1973 Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains POoCOTSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1977 The Subnuclear Zoo(With: Rick Roberson) POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1979 Tool for Tomorrow(With: Rick Roberson) POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1981 The Doors of the Universe POoCOTSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2000 Children of the Star - The Complete Trilogy POoCOTSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2006 Journey Between Worlds POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2007 Stewards of the Flame POoHFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 Promise of the Flame POoHFB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 The Planet-Girded Suns POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 Defender of the Flame POoRFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 Herald of the Flame POoRFB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 Reflections on Enchantress from the Stars and Other Essays POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2019 From This Green Earth: Essays on Looking Outward POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2020 The Future of Being Human and Other Essays POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2021 Envoy of the Flame POoRFB · 3 Buy ↗ 2021 Selected Essays on Enchantress from the Stars and More POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 1 book · 2006
01 Journey Between Worlds 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Elana Books 2 books · 1970–1971
01 Enchantress from the Stars 1970 Buy ↗ 02 The Far Side of Evil 1971 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Hidden Flame Books 2 books · 2007–2009
01 Stewards of the Flame 2007 Buy ↗ 02 Promise of the Flame 2009 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Rising Flame Books 3 books · 2013–2021
01 Defender of the Flame 2013 Buy ↗ 02 Herald of the Flame 2014 Buy ↗ 03 Envoy of the Flame 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 7 books · 1977–2021
01 The Subnuclear Zoo(With: Rick Roberson) 1977 Buy ↗ 02 Tool for Tomorrow(With: Rick Roberson) 1979 Buy ↗ 03 The Planet-Girded Suns 2012 Buy ↗ 04 Reflections on Enchantress from the Stars and Other Essays 2019 Buy ↗ 05 From This Green Earth: Essays on Looking Outward 2019 Buy ↗ 06 The Future of Being Human and Other Essays 2020 Buy ↗ 07 Selected Essays on Enchantress from the Stars and More 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Children Of The Star Books 4 books · 1972–2000
01 This Star Shall Abide / Heritage of the Star 1972 Buy ↗ 02 Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains 1973 Buy ↗ 03 The Doors of the Universe 1981 Buy ↗ 04 Children of the Star - The Complete Trilogy 2000 Buy ↗