The Keeper of the Isis Light

Hughes, Monica. The Keeper of the Isis Light. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980. See Internet Speculative Fiction Database for numerous reprints.[1]

Young-adult SF novel.

From "Out of This World: Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy," an annotated reading list from the National Library of Canada: "As the keeper of the Isis rock in the sea of space, Olwen is content to live alone with her robot Guardian and her dog-like [native life-form] companion. [...]" (p. 13).

From the Wikipedia entry: "Olwen is a young human woman living on the planet Isis as the keeper of the Light (a navigation beacon). Her parents having died, her only companion is a robotic DaCoP (Data Collector and Processor), called Guardian. On Olwen's 16th birthday (10th on Isis), the Guardian tells her that settlers are coming from Earth to Cascade Valley. Olwen is in distress thinking that these settlers will ruin her perfect world."[2]

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