LAWRENCE, Louise

LAWRENCE, Louise
   Pseudonym of Elizabeth Rhoda Wintle (1943-), UK writer who began publishing sf for young adults with Andra (1971), and who early became noted for the marked and sensitive intelligence of her settings and characters. The Power of Stars (1972), in which an extraterrestrial force transfixes human teenagers, and Star Lord (1978; rev 1987), in which a boy protects the eponymous alien from the government, are characteristic; as are The Wyndcliffe (1974) and its sequel, Sing and Scatter Daisies (1977), an intricate romance fantasy. Her shorter work is assembled in Extinction is Forever and Other Stories (coll 1990).
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   Other works: The Earth Witch (1981); Calling B for Butterfly (1982); Children of the Dust (1985); Moonwind (1986); The Warriors of Taan (1986); Ben-Harran's Castle (1992; vt Keeper of the Universe 1993 US); The Dispossessed (1994 UK; vt The Patchwork People 1994 US).
   See also: STARS.

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