![]() In 1980 came The Keeper of the Isis Light, which launched her into world-wide fame and should be considered a modern Canadian classic. ![]() Her first science fiction novel, Crisis on Conshelf Ten, was published in 1975. ![]() She came into prominence in Canadian children’s literature with her works of science fiction beginning in the mid-1970s, a time when our literature for the young seemed caught in a barren land and when the burgeoning literature of speculative fiction had not caught the imagination of our then few writers. The name of Monica Hughes on a title page generally signals a welcome venture into science fiction or fantasy for young readers. ![]()
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