The Planet-Girded Suns (Updated Edition)
by Sylvia Engdahl
Price: $3.99 USD. 88680 words.
Published by Ad Stellae Books on May 18, 2012. .
The history of human thought about extrasolar worlds.
From the late 17th century until the end of the 19th, almost all educated people believed that the stars are suns surrounded by inhabited planets. This book, first published by Atheneum in 1974 and now updated, tells the story of the rise, fall, and eventual renewal of widespread conviction that we are not alone in the universe.
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Ad Stellae Books is the imprint used by Sylvia Engdahl on both print and ebook editions of her novels for adults, plus reissues of some of her Young Adult novels that are also enjoyed by adults. In addition, it is used on ebook editions of some of Shirley Rousseau Murphy's out-of-print books and on those of Mildred Allen Butler, who was Engdahl's mother.
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Ward of the Sun King
by Mildred Allen Butler
Price: $2.99 USD. 50660 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on January 20, 2012. .
Adrienne is happy to become a ward of King Louis XIV of France and attend the school for girls established by his wife. But when the school’s rules change, she flees with the help of her cousin Pierre and hides in the palace of Versailles, disguised as a page boy, until the two escape--only to be accidentally separated. Not knowing if he is alive, she soon must make a decision about her future...
Price: $2.99 USD. 50660 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on January 20, 2012. .
Adrienne is happy to become a ward of King Louis XIV of France and attend the school for girls established by his wife. But when the school’s rules change, she flees with the help of her cousin Pierre and hides in the palace of Versailles, disguised as a page boy, until the two escape--only to be accidentally separated. Not knowing if he is alive, she soon must make a decision about her future...
Anywhere, Anywhen: Stories of Tomorrow
by Sylvia Engdahl
Price: $1.99 USD. 109410 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on November 20, 2011. .
Intended not for SF fans but for teens who don’t ordinarily choose science fiction, this anthology of stories about the future focuses on the timeless aspects of being human. It aims to suggest ideas about the future in a way readers who prefer real-life settings to strangeness will enjoy. Contributors include Sylvia Engdahl, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Carol Farley and other authors of YA books.
Price: $1.99 USD. 109410 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on November 20, 2011. .
Intended not for SF fans but for teens who don’t ordinarily choose science fiction, this anthology of stories about the future focuses on the timeless aspects of being human. It aims to suggest ideas about the future in a way readers who prefer real-life settings to strangeness will enjoy. Contributors include Sylvia Engdahl, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Carol Farley and other authors of YA books.
Actress in Spite of Herself: The Life of Anna Cora Mowatt
by Mildred Allen Butler
Price: $2.99 USD. 50580 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on April 16, 2011. .
Anna Cora Mowatt holds an important place in American theater history. She was the first woman to give public readings; she wrote the first social satire for the stage; and, having become a star overnight without previous acting experience, she was the first American to make the acting profession for women respectable--proving that a lady could be an actress and an actress a lady. Ages 12 up.
Price: $2.99 USD. 50580 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on April 16, 2011. .
Anna Cora Mowatt holds an important place in American theater history. She was the first woman to give public readings; she wrote the first social satire for the stage; and, having become a star overnight without previous acting experience, she was the first American to make the acting profession for women respectable--proving that a lady could be an actress and an actress a lady. Ages 12 up.
Unsettled
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Price: $3.99 USD. 48200 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on March 26, 2011. .
Fifteen-year-old Jenny Middle struggles to hold her family together despite poverty, constant moves, the jail sentence and drunkenness of her mother, and a sister tragically involved with drugs. This timeless story of growing up forty years ago will be as relevant and moving to girls of today as it was to those who read it when first published under the title Poor Jenny, Bright as a Penny.
Price: $3.99 USD. 48200 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on March 26, 2011. .
Fifteen-year-old Jenny Middle struggles to hold her family together despite poverty, constant moves, the jail sentence and drunkenness of her mother, and a sister tragically involved with drugs. This timeless story of growing up forty years ago will be as relevant and moving to girls of today as it was to those who read it when first published under the title Poor Jenny, Bright as a Penny.
Twice Queen of France: Anne of Brittany
by Mildred Allen Butler
Price: $2.99 USD. 50960 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on March 20, 2011. .
Anne of Brittany was only 12 when, in 1488, she became its Duchess, but already she was among the best-educated women of her era and she was determined to preserve the duchy’s independence. At 15 she averted takeover by France when she married its king, Charles VIII, and after he died she married his successor, Louis XII, becoming the only person ever twice crowned Queen of France. Ages 12 up.
Price: $2.99 USD. 50960 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on March 20, 2011. .
Anne of Brittany was only 12 when, in 1488, she became its Duchess, but already she was among the best-educated women of her era and she was determined to preserve the duchy’s independence. At 15 she averted takeover by France when she married its king, Charles VIII, and after he died she married his successor, Louis XII, becoming the only person ever twice crowned Queen of France. Ages 12 up.
The Runestone of Eresu
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Price: $4.99 USD. 158930 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on February 22, 2011. .
Ramad of the Wolves, leader of his fellow Seers, knows it is up to him to find and rejoin the shards of the shattered Runestone of Eresu, which alone can save their world from the dark. Following his true love Telien into unknown reaches of Time, he is followed in turn by the Seer Skeelie, who also loves him. But only far forward in Time can the final battle against the dark forces be fought.
Price: $4.99 USD. 158930 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on February 22, 2011. .
Ramad of the Wolves, leader of his fellow Seers, knows it is up to him to find and rejoin the shards of the shattered Runestone of Eresu, which alone can save their world from the dark. Following his true love Telien into unknown reaches of Time, he is followed in turn by the Seer Skeelie, who also loves him. But only far forward in Time can the final battle against the dark forces be fought.
The Shattered Stone
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Price: $4.99 USD. 122470 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on February 22, 2011. .
To be a Seer, gifted with telepathic and visionary powers, means death or enslavement by the dark powers determined to conquer the world of Ere. In one of the included novels, young Seers set out to free others who are imprisoned, aided by the shard of a mysterious runestone. In the other, a gifted child seeks the stone itself, aided by thinking wolves and pursued by an evil Seer who wants it.
Price: $4.99 USD. 122470 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on February 22, 2011. .
To be a Seer, gifted with telepathic and visionary powers, means death or enslavement by the dark powers determined to conquer the world of Ere. In one of the included novels, young Seers set out to free others who are imprisoned, aided by the shard of a mysterious runestone. In the other, a gifted child seeks the stone itself, aided by thinking wolves and pursued by an evil Seer who wants it.
The Far Side of Evil
by Sylvia Engdahl
Price: $2.99 USD. 93320 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on February 1, 2011. .
Assigned as a observer to a world whose people may soon destroy their civilization, Anthropological Service agent Elana expects merely to gain knowledge that may save other planets. When a young, inexperienced agent unwittingly endangers the entire world by a well-meant but ill-advised attempt to intervene, Elana finds that only she--at great cost--can prevent an immediate war of annihilation.
Price: $2.99 USD. 93320 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on February 1, 2011. .
Assigned as a observer to a world whose people may soon destroy their civilization, Anthropological Service agent Elana expects merely to gain knowledge that may save other planets. When a young, inexperienced agent unwittingly endangers the entire world by a well-meant but ill-advised attempt to intervene, Elana finds that only she--at great cost--can prevent an immediate war of annihilation.
The Dragonbards
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Price: $3.99 USD. 54350 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on September 24, 2010. .
Dragonbards Trilogy, Book 3. Only the dragonbards and their singing dragons have the power to unite the people and animals of Tirror into an army that can break the Dark’s hypnotic hold over the world. Before their leader Tebriel can challenge the hordes gathering for the final battle, he must confront the dark lord Quazelzeg face to face in the Castle of Doors, a warp of time and space.
Price: $3.99 USD. 54350 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on September 24, 2010. .
Dragonbards Trilogy, Book 3. Only the dragonbards and their singing dragons have the power to unite the people and animals of Tirror into an army that can break the Dark’s hypnotic hold over the world. Before their leader Tebriel can challenge the hordes gathering for the final battle, he must confront the dark lord Quazelzeg face to face in the Castle of Doors, a warp of time and space.
The Ivory Lyre
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Price: $3.99 USD. 60590 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on September 24, 2010. .
Dragonbards Trilogy, Book 2. The bard Tebriel and his singing dragon Seastrider together can weave powerful spells. With other dragons searching for their own bards, they have been inciting revolts throughout the enslaved land of Tirror. Only if they can contact underground resistance fighters and find the talisman hidden in Dacia will they have a chance to break the Dark’s hold on the world.
Price: $3.99 USD. 60590 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on September 24, 2010. .
Dragonbards Trilogy, Book 2. The bard Tebriel and his singing dragon Seastrider together can weave powerful spells. With other dragons searching for their own bards, they have been inciting revolts throughout the enslaved land of Tirror. Only if they can contact underground resistance fighters and find the talisman hidden in Dacia will they have a chance to break the Dark’s hold on the world.
Nightpool
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Price: $3.99 USD. 60810 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on September 24, 2010. .
Dragonbards Trilogy, Book 1. As dark raiders invade the world of Tirror, a singing dragon awakens from her long slumber, searching for the human who can vanquish the forces of evil—Tebriel, son of the murdered king. Teb has found refuge in Nightpool, a colony of talking otters. But a creature of the Dark is also seeking him, and the battle to which he is drawn will decide Tirror’s future.
Price: $3.99 USD. 60810 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on September 24, 2010. .
Dragonbards Trilogy, Book 1. As dark raiders invade the world of Tirror, a singing dragon awakens from her long slumber, searching for the human who can vanquish the forces of evil—Tebriel, son of the murdered king. Teb has found refuge in Nightpool, a colony of talking otters. But a creature of the Dark is also seeking him, and the battle to which he is drawn will decide Tirror’s future.
Cat on the Money
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Price: $1.99 USD. 18100 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on August 31, 2010. .
This short novella is part of the popular Joe Grey cat mystery series. Booklist said: “What makes this series so delightful for both cat lovers and readers of offbeat fantasies is that Murphy’s convincing anthropomorphism allows the cats to maintain their feline natures while still adopting human speech and cognition.” Both fans of the Joe Grey novels and new readers will enjoy it.
Price: $1.99 USD. 18100 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on August 31, 2010. .
This short novella is part of the popular Joe Grey cat mystery series. Booklist said: “What makes this series so delightful for both cat lovers and readers of offbeat fantasies is that Murphy’s convincing anthropomorphism allows the cats to maintain their feline natures while still adopting human speech and cognition.” Both fans of the Joe Grey novels and new readers will enjoy it.
The Doors of the Universe
by Sylvia Engdahl
Price: $2.99 USD. 118680 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on April 5, 2010. .
Children of the Star trilogy, Book Three. Noren had found faith in the Prophecy’s fulfillment in the face of overwhelming odds. Yet the more he learned of the grim truth about his people's situation, the less possible it seemed that their world could ever be changed. It would take more drastic steps than anyone imagined to restore their rightful heritage—and he alone could do what was needed.
Price: $2.99 USD. 118680 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on April 5, 2010. .
Children of the Star trilogy, Book Three. Noren had found faith in the Prophecy’s fulfillment in the face of overwhelming odds. Yet the more he learned of the grim truth about his people's situation, the less possible it seemed that their world could ever be changed. It would take more drastic steps than anyone imagined to restore their rightful heritage—and he alone could do what was needed.
Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains
by Sylvia Engdahl
Price: $2.99 USD. 82040 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on April 5, 2010. .
Children of the Star trilogy, Book Two. Once Noren gained admission to the City where technology was hidden, he thought he had discovered how to make metal and Machines available to everyone and end the rule of the Scholars. But he soon learned it was not as simple as he had believed. Was it right to let people go on believing in the promises of a Prophecy that might not come true after all?
Price: $2.99 USD. 82040 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on April 5, 2010. .
Children of the Star trilogy, Book Two. Once Noren gained admission to the City where technology was hidden, he thought he had discovered how to make metal and Machines available to everyone and end the rule of the Scholars. But he soon learned it was not as simple as he had believed. Was it right to let people go on believing in the promises of a Prophecy that might not come true after all?
This Star Shall Abide
by Sylvia Engdahl
Price: $2.99 USD. 78480 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on April 5, 2010. .
Noren knew that his world was not as it should be—it was wrong that only the Scholars and Technicians could use metal and Machines. It was wrong that only they had access to the knowledge hidden in the mysterious City. He was a heretic. He defied the High Law and had no faith in the Prophecy’s promised fulfillment. But was defiance enough, or could some way be found to make it come true?
Price: $2.99 USD. 78480 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on April 5, 2010. .
Noren knew that his world was not as it should be—it was wrong that only the Scholars and Technicians could use metal and Machines. It was wrong that only they had access to the knowledge hidden in the mysterious City. He was a heretic. He defied the High Law and had no faith in the Prophecy’s promised fulfillment. But was defiance enough, or could some way be found to make it come true?
Promise of the Flame
by Sylvia Engdahl
Price: $3.99 USD. 167080 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on March 15, 2010. .
Three hundred people, isolated on a raw new planet in the hope that their psi powers will become the foundation of a culture that can someday shape the future of humankind. If they don’t starve first or lose heart in the face of hardships beyond any they imagined -- and if their kids can be raised to believe in the dream. This is a sequel to Stewards of the Flame, but can be read independently.
Price: $3.99 USD. 167080 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on March 15, 2010. .
Three hundred people, isolated on a raw new planet in the hope that their psi powers will become the foundation of a culture that can someday shape the future of humankind. If they don’t starve first or lose heart in the face of hardships beyond any they imagined -- and if their kids can be raised to believe in the dream. This is a sequel to Stewards of the Flame, but can be read independently.
Stewards of the Flame
by Sylvia Engdahl
Price: $3.99 USD. 164560 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on March 15, 2010. .
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When starship captain Jesse Sanders is detained by a dictatorial medical regime on the colony planet Undine, he is plunged into a life involving ordeals and joys unlike anything he has ever imagined. This controversial novel deals with the so-called paranormal powers of the human mind and appeals to a wide range of readers who question the dominant medical philosophy of today's society.
Price: $3.99 USD. 164560 words. Published by Ad Stellae Books on March 15, 2010. .
(4.00) When starship captain Jesse Sanders is detained by a dictatorial medical regime on the colony planet Undine, he is plunged into a life involving ordeals and joys unlike anything he has ever imagined. This controversial novel deals with the so-called paranormal powers of the human mind and appeals to a wide range of readers who question the dominant medical philosophy of today's society.
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