Sylvia Engdahl Books in Order
Sylvia Engdahl has written 19 books, published between 1970 and 2021. The first book is Enchantress from the Stars (1970) and the newest is Selected Essays on Enchantress from the Stars and More (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1970–2021
- Pages on record
- 462 in 3 of 19 books
Sylvia Engdahl, born on November 24, 1933, is an American writer whose output is chiefly science fiction. Engdahl's debut novel, Enchantress from the Stars, came out from Atheneum Books in 1970, was named a 1971 Newbery Honor Book and received the Phoenix Award twenty years later. The catalogue records 19 books between 1970 and 2021, with the Elana, Children Of The Star, Hidden Flame and Rising Flame series among them. Recorded subjects include nuclear physics for young readers, genetic engineering and life on other planets. The newest entry is Selected Essays on Enchantress from the Stars and More (2021).
How many Sylvia Engdahl books are there?
Sylvia Engdahl has 19 books, released between 1970 and 2021. They include 4 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Sylvia Engdahl Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Sylvia Engdahl books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11970–2/4
- 21971–2/4
- 31972–2/4
- 41973–2/4
- 5The Subnuclear Zoo1977 · 100 pages · confirmed 2/419771002/4
- 6Tool for Tomorrow1979 · 94 pages · confirmed 2/41979942/4
- 71981–2/4
- 82000–2/4
- 9Journey Between Worlds2006 · confirmed 2/42006–2/4
- 102007–2/4
- 112009–2/4
- 12The Planet-Girded Suns2012 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/420122682/4
- 132013–2/4
- 142014–2/4
- 15Reflections on Enchantress from the Stars and Other Essays2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 16From This Green Earth: Essays on Looking Outward2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 17The Future of Being Human and Other Essays2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 182021–2/4
- 19Selected Essays on Enchantress from the Stars and More2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
Sylvia Engdahl books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Children Of The Star in order
4 booksRising Flame in order
3 booksElana in order
2 booksStandalone books
8 books8 Sylvia Engdahl titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sylvia Engdahl books in order?
You only need to read Sylvia Engdahl books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Sylvia Engdahl
Start with Enchantress from the Stars (1970), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sylvia Engdahl book?
Selected Essays on Enchantress from the Stars and More (2021) is the newest Sylvia Engdahl book released so far.
Is there a new Sylvia Engdahl book coming?
No next Sylvia Engdahl book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sylvia Engdahl at a glance
- Paused
- No new Sylvia Engdahl title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Sylvia Engdahl books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 462 pages across the 3 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 100 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sylvia Engdahl books, 6 of 19, were published in the 1970s.
What the Sylvia Engdahl books are about
3 of the 19 Sylvia Engdahl books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Juvenile literature 2 of 3 books
- Außerirdisches Leben 1 of 3 books
- Genetic engineering 1 of 3 books
- Genetics 1 of 3 books
- Life on other planets 1 of 3 books
- Nuclear physics 1 of 3 books
- Nuclear physics, juvenile literature 1 of 3 books
- Particles (Nuclear physics) 1 of 3 books
- Social aspects of Genetic engineering 1 of 3 books
- Social aspects of Genetics 1 of 3 books