The chief characters of...A Wrinkle in Time return in a complex sci-fi/fantasy adventure...Meg and Calvin O'Keefe are enlisted again to fight evil, this time in the shape of the Echthroi, which are spreading through the universe.-Starred, School Library Journal
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The chief characters of...A Wrinkle in Time return in a complex sci-fi/fantasy adventure...Meg and Calvin O'Keefe are enlisted again to fight evil, this time in the shape of the Echthroi, which are spreading through the universe.-Starred, School Library Journal
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR with no other name present, with the wraparound 'Autographed for You By the Author' paper band of Marshall Field & Company's bookstore. Second book of the author's Time Quartet series begun by A WRINKLE IN TIME. An early printing in the same format and quality as the first. Book is near fine, with minor light spotting to foreedge, barely visible in its serrated publisher cut. Jacket is also near fine but with a rear panel newsprint stain to 1" of the top area. An attractive copy in its archival Mylar cover. Uncommon. Octavo.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0374384436. Seventeenth printing. INSCRIBED by the author. About fine in like dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Leo and Diane Dillon.
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BOOK VERY GOOD+ JACKET VERY GOOD+ 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. STATED FIRST PRINTING. NOT AN EX-LIBRARY COPY. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY.
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Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Light rubbing along panel edges. 2 inch open tear at bottom of front gutter.; Personalized by Madeleine L'Engle on the front end page.; Signed by Author.
Thus rages the battle of the Echthroe to "X out" or un-name all parts of the universe. In this second of Madeleine L'Engle's "science fiction" trilogy Meg Wallace is sent on a quest in order to save her little brother and - ultimately - everything and everyone else as well. L'Engle spent much time researching the science behind what she wrote, making interesting connections between science and philosophy. This book may look like it's written for children, but it holds the interest of any curious adult.
Ellyb
Nov 1, 2009
To save all of Creation we must love it
While "A Wind in the Door" is nowhere nearly as well-known or iconic as its predecessor, "A Wrinkle in Time," this book holds just as dear a place in my heart. In it, Meg must learn to feel love where she does not wish to feel it, and to recognize the inherent interconnectedness of every living thing in the Universe. It is only in this way that she can save her young brother, Charles Wallace, who is dying because fantastical denizens of his mitochondria, the "farandolae," refuse to understand the importance of the universe beyond themselves, thus allowing their home to wither and be extinguished.
This, of course, is L'Engles way of saying that self-centeredness and inability to see how our actions affect others is something that puts the world at terrible risk.
It is a worthwhile and, indeed, a vital message for children, packaged in a well-written, captivating story.
I also have a special place in my heart for this book as that which introduced me to mitochondria and Lynn Margulis's theory of endosymbiosis, which had only been published seven years previous to the writing of this book and was by no means immediately accepted by the scientific community. While much of the "science" surrounding Charles Wallace's health is pure fantasy, L'Engle was clearly on top of the breakthroughs being made.
"A Wind in the Door" is a worthy continuation of the Murray family's adventures that easily stands on its own. Highly recommended.