The Snow Queen (Tiamat, book 1)
by:
Joan D. Vinge (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780385271103 (0385271107)
Publish date: March 1st 1980
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Series: The Snow Queen Cycle (#1)
Imagine a mixture of Han Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale, Celtic/Welsh mythology (which I talked about here), the changing and turning of the year; now add in the science fiction and space opera sensibilities of Frank Herbert's Dune, with a dash of Star Wars, and finish it off with Joan D. V...
This was difficult to follow at first. Once I got into it however, it swept me away.
Nothing I have tried to write comes even close to capturing this delightful book. The only comparison I can come up with (solely in terms of the blend of fantasy and science fiction) is Robert Silverberg's Lord Valentine's Castle - a degenerate society that uses technology left over from a legendar...
This book took me as long to read as Infinite Jest.That's saying something, right there.
I don't know why I got away from this book like I did. It shouldn't take that long to read, and it's very, very good.I love that the main characters in the book are strong women. I love that the world building is fully fleshed out. I love that it's a coming-of-age story that's not weak. I just ...
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