{"product_id":"9780765304469","title":"The Summer Queen : An Epic Novel of the Snow Queen Cycle","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Summer Queen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Joan D. Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSequel To The Hugo Award-Winning Bestseller\u003ci\u003e The Snow Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Summer Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary sequel to one of science fiction's most celebrated novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. Set in a fully realized universe of wonders, this spectacular space epic, itself a finalist for the Hugo Award, is one of the most remarkable novels in the field. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA story that spans millennia, from the ruins of an ancient interstellar empire to the planets of the Hegemony that rules human space, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is the multi-layered story of Tiamat, a world where the dolphin-like mers are harvested for the youth-prolonging serum extracted from their blood. But Tiamat is much more, for beneath Carbuncle, its capital, lies the old empire's greatest secret: an enormous forgotten technology which, though decaying, continues to affect the fates of the fallen empire's remnant cultures via the sybil-network--a data bank that binds the past and the future in its web of knowledge, As the Smith, genius mastermind of the hidden interstellar Brotherhood, tries feverishly to unlock its secrets, BZ Gundhalinu desperately strives to save the Hegemony, while the Summer Queen herself dares to create a new future for her people and her planet. And though each is acting alone, their fates will entwine in an astonishing climax that will change the universe forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As large and splendid as its predecessor.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vinge has written a book which is a true sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, and it's a winner. \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is more complex, richer, and in the end more rewarding than\u003ci\u003e The Snow Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. Totally satisfying. This is the kind of book that could only be science fiction: the kind of book we're all richer for having in our field.” —\u003ci\u003eTom Whitmore, Locus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A sequel even more successful than the works that preceded it. Given that \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Queen\u003c\/i\u003e won the 1981 Hugo for best novel, this is high praise indeed.” —\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The long-awaited sequel to Vinge's enormous \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Queen.\u003c\/i\u003e . . . An absorbing and satisfying performance.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765304469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594772951246,"sku":"9780765304469","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_83b9df62-0c24-42d9-8acf-9562b90872cf.jpg?v=1637817336","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765304469","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}