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The Snow Queen Hardcover

4.2 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

This reissue of a modern classic of science fiction, the Hugo and Locus Award-winning and Nebula-nominated The Snow Queen, marks the first time the book has been reprinted in fifteen years.

The imperious Winter colonists have ruled the planet Tiamat for 150 years, deriving wealth from the slaughter of the sea mers. But soon the galactic stargate will close, isolating Tiamat, and the 150-year reign of the Summer primitives will begin. Their only chance at surviving the change is if Arienrhod, the ageless, corrupt Snow Queen, can destroy destiny with an act of *. Arienrhod is not without competition as Moon, a young Summer-tribe sibyl, and the nemesis of the Snow Queen, battles to break a conspiracy that spans space. Interstellar politics, a millennia-long secret conspiracy, and a civilization whose hidden machineries might still control the fate of worlds all form the background to this spectacular hard science fiction novel from Joan D. Vinge.

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  1. Print length
    447 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. ISBN-10
    0739459074
  4. ISBN-13
    978-0739459072
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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 447 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0739459074
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0739459072
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 567 g
  • Customer reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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  • P. Mccann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ok as a one off but boring of you have read others in this series
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2019
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Read alone without reading other titles quite good otherwise more of the same and lost interest
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  • MR D E J THORPE
    5.0 out of 5 stars Reunited!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2015
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Read this book 30 years ago. Wonderful to find it again. Many thanks
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  • Francisco
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fast delivery, matched the description, weak packaging
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2011
    Format: Paperback
    Fast delivery -- which is great.
    Used book condition matched the description -- also excellent.
    The book came wrapped in one unfolded slit of corrugated paper -- only acceptable.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Epic Science Fiction Novel
    Reviewed in the United States on 17 June 2012
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    The Snow Queen takes the Andersen tale & blows it up to epic proportions. Beautifully written, the characters come across as real people. Every character and situation add to the story. This is the 1st book in a trilogy. The 2nd book is World's End. The 3rd book is The Summer Queen and is the best in the trilogy - incredibly complex; Ms Vinge must have possessed when she wrote it! It is unbelievable that The Snoe Queen is now difficult to find & is not available as an ebook!
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  • Alan Zisman
    4.0 out of 5 stars Well-deserving of awards when it was first published
    Reviewed in Canada on 28 July 2016
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    Great novel - first of a 4 book series, though it's fine on its own. This one won the Hugo award when it was new. (Of the others in the series, the Summer Queen is also a must-read, the other two: World's End and Tangled Up in Blue are minor side-pieces).
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