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The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Louise Engdahl
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The Far Side of Evil

by Sylvia Louise Engdahl

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I can't stop re-reading this! Elena's all grown up and on her first "official" mission - only this time, she knows beforehand that the chance of her dying is very high!

More than just a sequel to Enchantress from the Stars. The issues raised are just as resonating as those raised in Enchantress, mainly how to keep a civilization from tearing itself apart from nuclear war. The civilzation parallels humans, urging us to draw connections and ask ourselves questions relevant to our own culture.

I wish she would write another book with these characters. I love them so much. Even poor Evrek, who has always seemed little more than Elena's sidekick boyfriend and never really his own character. ( )
Waianuhea | Aug 4, 2008 |  
Excerpts from published reviews at http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/reviews....
SylviaE | Sep 3, 2006 | 1 vote
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The wind is howling through the trees outside, a cold, hateful wind.
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The 2003 edition of this book is not the same as earlier editions; it was revised and updated. Although The Far Side of Evil has the same heroine as Enchantress from the Stars, it is a darker story intended for older readers. The two books are completely independent and can be read in either order.

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0142402931, Paperback)

Elana, newly graduated from the Federation Anthropological Service Academy, is sent immediately into danger on the planet Toris-a world poised on the brink of nuclear war. She is ordered to merely observe, and must not reveal her alien origin or interfere with the planet's natural course of evolution. But how can she stand by and watch? Her fellow agent, Randil, is not properly trained to work in the field, and his compassion for the Torisians may lead him to intervene. Yet his very actions may bring about the holocaust that he is so desperately trying to prevent. Elana must make a crucial decision: side with a renegade agent, or stop him at any cost. . . .

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