Enchantress from the Stars
Sylvia Louise Engdahl
Walker & Co, 2001
ISBN:0-8027-8764-9
The Federation Anthropological Service would never officially have allowed Elana to be on this mission to the medieval planet Andrecia. If Youngling peoples found out that a supremely advanced and enlightened society like the Federation existed, it would irreparably damage their evolution. Stowing away aboard her father's ship, Elana suddenly becomes the key to a dangerous plan to turn back the invasion of Andrecia by an aggressive, space-faring Youngling
civilization. How can she possibly help the Andrecians, who still believe in magic and superstition, against a force armed with advanced technology -- without revealing her alien powers?
Apprentice medical officer Jarel wishes that the planet the Imperial Exploration Corps
has chosen to colonize didn't have a "humanoid" population already living on it. The
invaders don't consider the Andrecians to be human, and Jarel has seen the atrocious
treatment the natives get from his people. How can he make a difference, when he
alone regrets the destruction that his people bring?
Georyn, youngest son of a poor Andrecian woodcutter, knows only that there is a
terrible dragon on the other side of the enchanted forest, and he is prepared to do
whatever it takes to defeat it. In his mind, Elana is the Enchantress from the Stars who
has come to test him, to prove he is worthy of defeating the dragon and its powerful
minions. Despite both Elana's and Jarel's inner turmoil, Georyn's burden is by far the
heaviest. Ultimately, he must pit his innocent faith in the magic of his Enchantress from
the Stars against foes who have come from a world beyond his comprehension.
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