Etchemendy, Nancy

About the author

Nancy Etchemendy (b.1952) was born in Nevada, and was educated at the University of Nevada. She was a prolific writer pretty much from the word go “churning out tales of interplanetary adventures instead of doing homework.” Her first book was published when she left college, and she has carried on writing since. She writes science fiction, fantasy and the supernatural. At least one of her books, Stranger from the Stars, has an element of horse.

Finding the book
Easy to find.

Links and sources
Terri Wear: Horse Stories – An Annotated Bibliography
Nancy Etchemendy’s website


Bibliography (horse books only)


Stranger from the Stars

Avon Books, New York, 1973, 150 pp, illus Teje Etchemendy

Ruthie rides her horse Sundust into the desert but gets more than she bargains for. She meets a strange man, and eventually realises he is not from Earth, but he is in mortal danger.