description: The setting for this relatively short novel is the Caribbean Island of San Lorenzo, and it is here that we meet Felix Hoenikker, a physicist and one of the fathers of the atomic bomb. He has just made another discovery -- "ice nine" -- a substance that can turn all the liquid in the world into a solid block of ice. Supporting characters include a crazy religious prophet, a bicycle salesman from Indiana, a Caribbean beauty and her dictator father.
language: English
title: Cat's Cradle
titlecomplete: Cat's Cradle
characters: John (divers), Mona Aamons Monzano, Newt Hoenikker, "Papa" Monzano, Frank Hoenikker, Bokonon, Angela Hoenikker, Emily Hoenikker
genres: Humor, Novels, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, American
ratings_count: 392374
places: Ilium
awards: awardedAt: -189360000000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Books on Tape