Engdahl, Sylvia (1933–)

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Engdahl, Sylvia (1933–)

American science-fiction writer. Name variations: Sylvia Louise Engdahl. Born Nov 24, 1933, in Los Angeles, California; dau. of Amandus J. and Mildred Allen Engdahl (who wrote under the name Mildred Butler); attended Pomona College, 1950, Reed College, 1951, and University of Oregon, 1951–52; University of California at Santa Barbara, AB, 1955; graduate study at Portland State University.

Worked as computer programmer and became computer systems specialist for SAGE Air Defense System; novels include Journey Between the Worlds (1970), Enchantress from the Stars (1971), The Far Side of Evil (1971), This Star Shall Abide (1972), Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains (1973), and The Doors of the Universe (1981); published short stories and the novella "Timescape" in Anywhere, Anywhen (1976); also wrote nonfiction works for young adults, including The Subnuclear Zoo: New Discoveries in High Energy Physics (1977) and Our World is Earth (1979). Won Children's Literature Association Phoenix Award for Enchantress from the Stars (1990).