num_pages: 447
description: 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 genocide. 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.
language: English
title: The Snow Queen
titlecomplete: The Snow Queen
characters: Arienrhod, Sparks Dawntreader Summer, BZ Gundhalinu, Moon Dawntreader Summer
genres: Fiction, Space Opera, Science Fiction Fantasy, Retellings, Science Fiction, Adult, Fairy Tales, Romance, Fantasy, Hugo Awards
ratings_count: 12596
series: Tiamat
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best SF Novel, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Ditmar Award
category: Best International Long Fiction, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Balrog Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: SFBC