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The People Collection
Omnibus of the two previous “People” books, Pilgrimage and The People: No Different Flesh, plus the other four stories in the series, two previously uncollected.
Contents:
Zenna Henderson - an Appreciation by Anne McCaffrey
Pilgrimage (novel)
"Ararat"
"Gilead"
"Pottage"
"Wilderness"
"Captivity · na F&SF Jun ’58
"Jordan · nv F&SF Mar ’59
The People: No Different Flesh novel
"No Different Flesh"
"Deluge"
"Angels Unawares"
"Troubling of the Water"
"Return"
"Shadow on the Moon"
"The Indelible Kind"
"Incident After"
"The Walls"
"Katie-Mary’s Trip"
Contents:
Zenna Henderson - an Appreciation by Anne McCaffrey
Pilgrimage (novel)
"Ararat"
"Gilead"
"Pottage"
"Wilderness"
"Captivity · na F&SF Jun ’58
"Jordan · nv F&SF Mar ’59
The People: No Different Flesh novel
"No Different Flesh"
"Deluge"
"Angels Unawares"
"Troubling of the Water"
"Return"
"Shadow on the Moon"
"The Indelible Kind"
"Incident After"
"The Walls"
"Katie-Mary’s Trip"
- GenresScience FictionFantasy
594 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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About the author
Zenna Henderson
124 books93 followersZenna Chlarson Henderson was born on November 1, 1917 in the Tucson, Arizona area. She graduated from Arizona State in 1940 with a Bachelors degree in education and worked as a teacher in Arizona throughout her life. She died on May 11, 1983, at the age of 65, in Tucson.
Henderson is known almost entirely for short stories about "The People." The People are a race of sensitive, human-looking aliens with psychic abilities who are separated after crash-landing on Earth but come to find each other over a period of many years.
Publishing her "People" stories in the leading science fiction magazines of the 50's, 60's and 70's, Henderson became a pioneer in many areas of science fiction literature. She was one of the first female science fiction writers, and was one of an even smaller number who wrote openly as a woman, without using male-sounding pseudonyms or initials (James Tiptree, Jr.; C.L. Moore; etc.).
Henderson was one of the first in science fiction to truly take young people seriously and write expressive, mature stories from their point of view. She drew on her experience as a teacher of young people, and was able to bring a rare level of insight to her use of young characters. Henderson's youthful protagonists are neither adults forced into young bodies, nor are they frivolous caricatures. They are very human, complete souls, yet marked by authentic signs of youth and innocence. Interestingly enough, Lois McMaster Bujold and Orson Scott Card, both of whom mention Henderson as an important early influence, have also been among the most successful chroniclers of young people, with such Hugo- and Nebula-award winning novels as Falling Free and Ender's Game.
Her books and stories about The People were the basis for the movie
The People, 1972, starring William Shatner and Kim Darby. Despite similarities, both Escape to Witch Mountain, 1975, and Return to Witch Mountain, 1978, were a result of books by Alexander Key.
Henderson is known almost entirely for short stories about "The People." The People are a race of sensitive, human-looking aliens with psychic abilities who are separated after crash-landing on Earth but come to find each other over a period of many years.
Publishing her "People" stories in the leading science fiction magazines of the 50's, 60's and 70's, Henderson became a pioneer in many areas of science fiction literature. She was one of the first female science fiction writers, and was one of an even smaller number who wrote openly as a woman, without using male-sounding pseudonyms or initials (James Tiptree, Jr.; C.L. Moore; etc.).
Henderson was one of the first in science fiction to truly take young people seriously and write expressive, mature stories from their point of view. She drew on her experience as a teacher of young people, and was able to bring a rare level of insight to her use of young characters. Henderson's youthful protagonists are neither adults forced into young bodies, nor are they frivolous caricatures. They are very human, complete souls, yet marked by authentic signs of youth and innocence. Interestingly enough, Lois McMaster Bujold and Orson Scott Card, both of whom mention Henderson as an important early influence, have also been among the most successful chroniclers of young people, with such Hugo- and Nebula-award winning novels as Falling Free and Ender's Game.
Her books and stories about The People were the basis for the movie
The People, 1972, starring William Shatner and Kim Darby. Despite similarities, both Escape to Witch Mountain, 1975, and Return to Witch Mountain, 1978, were a result of books by Alexander Key.
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June 12, 2018
En su contexto de novela clásica de nueva era de ciencia ficción es una novela de 4 estrellas, pero el estilo campestre y escolar de la misma hace que a veces resulte lenta. Me ha gustado bastante está aproximación a una ciencia ficción sin batallas.
August 28, 2018
LOVE Love love Zenna Henderson!
I listened to every review on YouTube that mentioned her -- now to re-read "Walking Aunt Daid"
I listened to every review on YouTube that mentioned her -- now to re-read "Walking Aunt Daid"
June 14, 2020
I had lost the name of these stories for years and tried so many ways to search for them by the snippets i recalled from reading the first book in a freshman short story literature class. I have wanted to re-read these to understand them better as an adult. Finally found a friend who knew of the story line and gave me the series name and author! So happy to have had that brief book discussion that lead me back to this series.
What I remember from a child reading these was mostly accurate and that they left such an impression 25 years later means it is a good read in my opinion.
An interesting look into loss of identity and race outside the normal parameters of "our world".
What I remember from a child reading these was mostly accurate and that they left such an impression 25 years later means it is a good read in my opinion.
An interesting look into loss of identity and race outside the normal parameters of "our world".
November 28, 2018
These are kind of like Anne of Green Gables meets science fiction and then a little more. If you weren't longing for your home in a far distant galaxy before reading these stories you will be after. I just loved them.
January 28, 2021
Es ciencia ficción diferente, y en realidad no sé muy bien si debe incluirse en ese género. Se trata simplemente de personajes buenos y amables y un mundo estilo La casa de la pradera, que tiene su encanto, pero no es lo que esperaba
September 5, 2024
Diálogos profundos sobre la naturaleza humana a desde la visión de alienígenas que viven en lugares apartados, todo con una prosa bellísima y unos personajes perfectamente definidos.
March 9, 2025
A very kind and gentle sci book about the aliens among us. Not really a 3* book but everyone is just so nice and it's a sweet idea.
February 9, 2012
Es un libro de ciencia ficción ya que hay extraterrestres con poderes especiales. Pero eso es sólo la excusa. El libro versa sobre todo lo bueno que las personas podemos hacer. Habla de generosidad, de amor al prójimo, del placer de ayudar a los que lo necesitan, ... Esto es lo que nos enseñan estos seres venidos de otro mundo. Son un espejo donde mirarnos, si queremos.
La autora demuestra una sensibilidad inmensa. Era profesora y no he podido remediar sentir envidia por sus alumnos.
La autora demuestra una sensibilidad inmensa. Era profesora y no he podido remediar sentir envidia por sus alumnos.
February 24, 2020
Se me ha hecho algo pesado.
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