The Snow Queen
Book 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…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Snow Queen as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If you want to look for a precursor to the modern trend of retelling fairy stories as sci-fi novels, you could do worse than look at The Snow Queen, which unashamedly draws its inspiration from the Hans Christian Anderson tale of the same name. But to talk of Vinge’s novel in those terms is to do it a grave disservice. This is a brilliant example of someone using sci-fi’s fascination with technology and aliens as a mere backdrop to something else. Beyond space travel and intriguing devices, The Snow Queen is a love story, an examination of cultures (Vinge…
From Adam's list on sci-fi for those wondering how the genre started.
Want books like The Snow Queen?
Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 61 books like The Snow Queen.
Browse books like The Snow Queen
5 book lists we think you will like!
Interested in extraterrestrial life, space horror, and anthropology?
10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about extraterrestrial life, space horror, and anthropology.