A Swiftly Tilting Planet

A Swiftly Tilting Planet is a 1978 science fiction novel by Madeleine L'Engle. Image File history File links A_Swiftly_Tilting_Planet_(book). ... Image File history File links A_Swiftly_Tilting_Planet_(book). ... Some notable science fiction novels, in alphabetical order by title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 334 by Thomas M. Disch An Age by Brian Aldiss The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton The Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. Ballard... Madeleine LEngle (b. ...

In A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Charles Wallace Murry, an advanced and perceptive child in A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door, has grown into an adolescent. His intelligence and remarkable goodness carry him through an adventure in time to save the world from nuclear disaster threatened by a South American dictator, Mad Dog Branzillo. In order to change the outcome of the present, Charles Wallace must change the past, in a series of "Might-have-beens," events which are turning points fought over by the powers of good and evil. A Wrinkle in Time cover Spoiler warning: A Wrinkle in Time is a childrens fantasy novel by Madeleine LEngle, written in 1962. ... A Wind in the Door is a 1973 novel by Madeleine LEngle. ...

The Murry family has gathered for Thanksgiving dinner, and they are joined by an unusual guest — Meg’s mother-in-law, Mrs. O'Keefe. Meg, an adult in this novel, has married Calvin and is expecting their first child. Calvin has joined the army and is away at war. When they receive the news of impending nuclear war, Mrs. O'Keefe lays a charge on Charles Wallace — to prevent the disaster. She teaches him a Rune of protection that has been passed down to her from her grandmother. The First Thanksgiving, after the painting by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris (1863–1930) Thanksgiving is an annual holiday observed in the United States and Canada to celebrate being thankful for the things one has. ... Nuclear war, or atomic war, is war in which nuclear weapons are used. ...

He is hampered, harried, and otherwise harassed along the way by echthroi, creatures of darkness, who are fighting to turn each might-have-been from good to evil. They were also the antagonists from "A Wind in the Door." The echthroi are an enemy. They will stop at nothing until they have succeeded in destroying everything. With every victory of changing the might-have-beens, the echthroi's chance of completing their task to destroy everything decreases. But every loss, no matter how small, the echthroi gain more control. Charles Wallace is plunged into people who lived in the place where the star-watching rock is and he must change the might-have-beens before it is too late. Echthroi is a Greek word meaning The Enemy. For the purposes of this article, it is used to refer to a group of creatures who want nothing more than to destroy all of everything. ... A Wind in the Door is a 1973 novel by Madeleine LEngle. ...

Charles Wallace goes for a walk that night and meets Gaudior, a flying unicorn who appears at the Star Watching rock, a family haunt. With the unicorn as his guide, Charles Wallace is plunged into people who lived in the place where the star-watching rock is and he must change the might-have-beens before it is too late. The few people that can help change the future reside in the past;an Indian boy named Harcels, Prince Madoc of Wales, a Welsh settler — Brandon Llawcae, the writer Matthew Maddox, and Chuck Maddox — who turns out to be the brother of Mrs. O'Keefe. In each time period, Charles Wallace must identify the "might-have-been" moment, and change the event to prevent evil from winning out. Meg connects with him from home through "kything," a wordless communication learned in A Wind in the Door. Each time period connects to the others, and Gaudior teaches Charles Wallace to experience the life of the person he is within more deeply. The gentle and pensive virgin has the power to tame the unicorn, in this fresco in Palazzo Farnese, Rome, probably by Domenichino, ca 1602 The unicorn is a legendary creature embodied like a horse, but slender and with a single — usually spiral — horn growing out of its forehead. ... This article is about the legendary Welsh prince. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS 1... Kything is a type of communication, in a sense like telepathy, found in several of the books in Madeline LEngles Time Quartet. ...

As in L’Engle’s other works, family and spirituality are key.

External links

• L'Engle's Official Site