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Sleator, William – ALAN Review, 1992
Explores what it feels like for a science fiction writer to have reality alone to hold the reader's interest. Discusses the author's novels "Interstellar Pig" and "Spirit Houses," the influence of the Thai culture on the second work, and the influence of the Thai culture on the author's ideas about fantasy and science fiction.…
Descriptors: Authors, Fantasy, Foreign Countries, Novels
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Littlejohn, Carol – ALAN Review, 1997
Provides an overview of author Sylvia Louise Engdahl, who published six novels for young adults in the 1970s but nothing of the same kind since. Reviews her history and her philosophy, and presents a critical review of her writing. (TB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Literary Criticism, Novels