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The Keeper of the Isis Light

Monica Hughes

Olwen Pendennis is the Keeper of the Isis Light. She and her companion, Guardian, have lived alone on the remote planet Isis since the death of her parents. Now colonists from overcrowded, polluted Earth have landed and are settling in the valleys. Olwen fears these new inhabitants may ruin her world forever, and it seems she may be right.

Monica Hughes's brilliant Isis trilogy is a classic of science fiction, creating a world that is enthralling, dangerous, and irresistible.

Published
1981
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Monica Hughes

Monica Hughes OC (1925–2003), was a Canadian science fiction author. Her last name was Ince until she married Glen Hughes. She was born in Liverpool, England, and emigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1952. Monica Hughes had lived in Cairo, Egypt, Africa and other countries. She died in Edmonton at the age of 77 from a stroke. In World War II, she served in the Women's Royal Naval Service.