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The Snow Queen
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
- Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 06-12-12
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $34.95
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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. All is not lost 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.
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- Hugo Award, Best Novel, 1981
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- Nancy
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 07-31-12
A magnificent performance of an old favorite
What about Ellen Archer’s performance did you like?
Fantastic performance - the characters truly came alive!
Any additional comments?
I was thrilled to find this old favorite amongst Audible's new releases, and Ellen Archer's performance truly did it justice. I am very much hoping to see World's End and The Summer Queen follow it up!
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Excellent performance of a sci-fi classic
Very pleased with this performance of a much loved book. The narrator did a superb job matching voice to character. Also, kept the complex tale moving forward between the various locales and character groups.
I very much hope that Audible.com will take on Joan Vinge's other works such as the Summer Queen and the Cat/Psion series.
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- Jennifer Roush
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wish they would do them all.
I really love this series, and the performance was done so well. I wish Summer Queen had been done, too, and perhaps some of the in-between novellas.
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- Lena K Schroeder
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- 08-26-17
excellent reader, good at accents
This book is probably more enjoyable if you are not familiar with the Hans Christian Anderson tale. I wasn't, and thought the world building and plot were fantastic. great reader. The ending got a little too flowery and drawn out, but by then I was well invested.
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- r00fus
- 06-25-16
phenomenal.
was amazed how long ago it was written. has definitely not lost its touch unlike many other sci-fi books of its age.
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- DarthVal
- Hickory, NC, United States
- 10-12-15
A masterful mix of fantasy and scifi
The writing and world building of this story is magical in tone as well as nature. It has the same feel of wonder that a child might have experiences Alice's adventures for the first time. Yet, the story itself is certainly not child's play, but rather a complex and mature drama set within a world that is both immersive fantasy and scifi.
As with any well crafted tale, in The Snow Queen it is often tough to distinguish hero from villain. In this story, as in real life, things are just not that cut and dried. There are characters with noble intentions who have become corrupted by the ideal of any means to justify to end. Other characters might start with a strong moral compass and flounder when faced with difficult circumstances. The result is that as a reader, one might love each character a little, but then hate them just a bit, too.
Then there are the politics. Vinge is quite masterful in her layer upon layer of intrigue. There is the primary culture clash between Winter and Summer, which plays its own metaphor for so many things; cycles of change, old versus new, technology versus faith, class conflict, and finally recreation through rebirth. At the same time, there is the influence of the off-worlders which contributes to the same concepts and adds even more.
This is an outstanding read and I look forward to exploring the world future through the other books in the series.
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- David S. Mathew
- 05-28-16
Star Wars meets Hans Christian Anderson
A true Sci-fi classic, given a terrific performance. The basic plot focuses on a hero with mysterious powers on a journey to defeat a malevolent space emperor, so Star Wars comparisons are inevitable. Still, published in an era where pulp sci-fi novels were short, morally simplistic, and largely targeted at young boys Joan D. Vinge did something very ahead of it's time. Not one to be missed.
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- M. O.
- CA USA
- 10-20-18
Masterful performance of one of my favorite novels
I was a science-fiction nerd as a teenager and absolutely fell in love with this book when I read it years and years ago. I was feeling nostalgic and decided to give this audiobook version a shot and was really impressed with Ellen Archer’s many voices. I was a little shocked and surprised at some of the accents because I never imagined them sounding that way, but I am going to assume that Vinge gave that Creative Direction perhaps? Anyway I shrugged off the unexpected Scottish burrs, English posh dialect, etc. and continued on. I think overall the accents made it easier to tell the different characters apart. Really great performance and I will probably listen to this again eventually. Very enjoyable.
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- Mamaof4
- KIHEI, HI, US
- 12-12-17
great book
I liked this book. Several spots were predictable but it was overall great. It has the depth and feel of dune meets Hans Christensen; the snow queen is a jewel.
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- Just a guy
- 05-10-16
good read
it was a good story once it started to make sense. It was definitely dated. It Was Written In 1980 and it had that feel about it. But it was good.