Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains

"Andre Norton fans will definitely be interested in the books of Sylvia Louise Engdahl. The present book [on a preceding list of 20 recommended as the best original novels of 1973] is a sequel to This Star Shall Abide which I unfortunately missed when it appeared. I'll try to make up for it by not missing any more."

"Asks some of those bigger questions that men like Buckminster Fuller, Paul Tillich, Barry Commoner, John Galbraith and Noam Chomsky are asking in more abstract terms.... Noren soon discovers that ... he is one of the few who understand the limits of human knowledge, the tenuousness of life on their planet, the place of belief in a technological society, and the need for commitment if men are to achieve salvation. The answers Engdahl gives to such vast religious questions may not please all readers, but the book is well worth reading even if just to see how one modern writer conceives of life in this complex era."

"The well-developed characters will interest many young adolescents whose thoughts and questionings are similar to Noren's."

"Engdahl has carefully worked out the social structure and ecology of a scientific society that has been transferred to a planet without metals. What's more, she wrestles with deeply adult problems of an apparently meaningless universe and of a people’s right to know facts that may destroy everything they hold dear."

"The book moves slowly, but it offers depth and provocative ideas for the mature reader who wants more than just action."