A Swiftly Tilting Planet

A Swiftly Tilting Planet
First edition cover
AuthorMadeleine L'Engle
Cover artistDiane Dillon (first ed.)
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTime Quintet
GenreYoung adult, Science fiction
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date
July 1, 1978
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages304 pp
ISBN0-374-37362-0
OCLC167766231
Preceded byA Wind in the Door 
Followed byMany Waters 

A Swiftly Tilting Planet is a science fiction novel by Madeleine L'Engle, the third book in the Time Quintet. It was first published in 1978 with cover art by Diane Dillon.

The book's title is an allusion to the poem "Morning Song of Senlin" by Conrad Aiken.[1]