About the Author

Pamela Sargent is the author of many highly praised novels for young adults and adults, among them the historical novel Ruler of the Sky, the alternative history Climb the Wind, and the science fiction novels Venus of Dreams, Venus of Shadows, Child of Venus, The Shore of Women, Alien Child, and Earthseed, which was recently optioned by Paramount Pictures. She has won the Nebula Award and the Locus Award, and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. She lives with writer George Zebrowski in upstate New York.

Reviews

* ALA Best Books for Young Adults selection, 1983
* Booklist Young Adult Reviewer's Choice selection, 1983
* NYPL Books for the Teen Age selection, 1984
"A melding of the psychological and the high adventure story, this gripping, emotion-evoking narrative is the first young adult novel by the author of "Watchstar" and other adult science fiction."--Starred review, "Booklist" on "Farseed"
"The story is thought-provoking and full of odd surprises."--"School Library Journal" on "Farseed"
"This fascinating novel is very reminiscent of the better Heinlein juveniles (particularly "Tunnel in the Sky")...a very impressive novel....should not be overlooked."--"SF Chronicle" on "Farseed"

Gr 9 Up-Ship's mission is to locate and seed planets matching the lost Earth's specifications to help preserve its animal, plant, and human ecology. Sixteen years have passed since humanity arrived at Home. Leila and the other settlers have populated part of it with their offspring, their flora and fauna intermingling with Home's native environment. They have sent a delegation to contact a splinter group that is trying to live in an area that has not been artificially adapted, and that is failing. The children of these "outsiders" have evolved for survival on the planet, but the adults have been decimated by illness. In a turn that is reminiscent of Lord of the Flies, the outsiders' leader, Ho, turns against the others in a vicious way. Characters are developed through the conflict between the groups and the relationships that develop between some members of the two communities. Readers will enjoy the tension and interplay throughout this survival story with a science-fiction twist.-June H. Keuhn, Corning East High School, NY Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.