Defender of the Flame by Sylvia Engdahl Starship pilot Terry Radnor is elated to be among those chosen to defend the secret colony Maclairn against enemies who pose a threat to the spread of paranormal human mind powers. He commits himself wholly to the goal of that world, not guessing how far his effort to safeguard it will take him from everything else he cares about--his promising career as a Fleet officer, contact with people who share his newly-discovered psi capability, his wife and … [Read more...] about Defender of the Flame by Sylvia Engdahl
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Three hundred people in a starship low on life support--they must land fast, or they’ll run out of air. Captain Jesse Sanders is their only shutttle pilot. How can he choose where to locate their colony with no chance to explore the raw new world? And when the site proves less than adequate, how can he live with the knowledge that his own astrogation error was what got them into such a fix? Isolated by choice on a world they have reached in secret, the colonists hope to establish a culture … [Read more...] about Featured Book: Promise of the Flame by Sylvia Engdahl