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The Snow Queen
Published 1980 by Dial Press · 469 pages
Hugo · 1981
WinnerNebula · 1981
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Hugo 19815 finalists
Joan D. Vinge on these ballots
3 award entries · 2 books · 1 wins · 1981–1992
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Synopsis
On Tiamat, the immortality-seeking Snow Queen Arienrhod tries to retain power as the season that ends her reign approaches. Her young clone, Moon Dawntreader Summer, becomes central to the planet's political and ecological future. The story draws on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
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Details
- Series
- Snow Queen · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780803777392