The Guardian of Isis

The Guardian of Isis

First edition
Author	Monica Hughes
Cover artist	John Gosler
Language	English
Series	Isis trilogy
Genre	Young-adult science fiction
Publisher	Hamish Hamilton
Publication date	1981
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardcover, paperback)
Pages	140
ISBN	0-241-10597-8
OCLC	15905244
LC Class	"in process" (first ed., LCCN 82-116637); PZ7.H87364 Gu 1982 (first U.S. ed., 81-10837)
Preceded by	The Keeper of the Isis Light
Followed by	The Isis Pedlar

The Guardian of Isis is a young adult novel by Monica Hughes, and is the sequel to The Keeper of the Isis Light. The story takes place on the fictional world of Isis. It is set 55 years after the first book, and now two more generations have been born.

Plot summary

Mark London is now president of the settlement. He has forced the people to abandon all technology and become a simple, agricultural community full of taboos. Upper Isis is now a forbidden zone, because, so they believe, the Guardian put a curse on the mountains, imprisoning the people in their own valley. One boy, Jody N'Kumo, grandson of one of the original settlers, breaks one of the most sacred taboos, and is banished to the land of Guardian, although everyone knows he is simply being sent to his death. However, Jody does not die, and discovers a place called Bamboo Valley. There he meets the Lady Olwen, who was the Keeper of the Isis Light in the times before the colony, and learns the truth about the history of Isis.

External links

• Monica Hughes at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database