Journey Between Worlds - Softcover

Engdahl, Sylvia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014240828X ISBN 13: 9780142408285

Publisher: Firebird, 2007

Synopsis

Melinda Ashley has a plan for her life, and a trip to Mars isn't part of it. When she receives a spaceliner ticket as a high school graduation gift from her dad, she is dismayed, but reluctantly agrees to go with him--in part because she's infuriated by her fiance's high-handed declaration that she can't. Her outlook begins to change when she meets Alex Preston, a second-generation Martian colonist who is going home after college on Earth. Alex believes settling Mars is important. He's looking forward to the role he expects to play in the colony's future. Melinda finds this hard to understand, yet she is more and more drawn to him and, while on Mars, to his family. Torn between what she has always wanted and upsetting new feelings, she wonders if she can ever again be content. It takes tragedy and a terrifying experience to make her aware of what really matters to her.

Although this novel is set on Mars, it's not about technology or exotic adventure. It's usually enjoyed more by readers who like romance than by avid science fiction fans. This edition has been updated to reflect discoveries about Mars and changes in attitudes toward women's roles that have occurred since the original 1970 edition.

About this title

From the Author:

This paperback has the same text as the 2006 edition of the book, which had significant updating compared to the original 1970 edition.

About the Author:

Sylvia Engdahl is best known as the author of highly-acclaimed Young Adult novels, one of which was a Newbery Honor book and a finalist for the 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year in the Rediscovery category. However, her Children of the Star trilogy, originally written for teens, was republished as adult SF, and she has written four adult novels. Although all her fiction takes place in the distant future on hypothetical worlds and thus is categorized as science fiction, it is directed more to mainstream readers than to avid science fiction fans and is enjoyed by a wider audience than seekers of the genre.

About this edition

• Publisher: Firebird
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 014240828X
• ISBN 13: 9780142408285
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 240