Here is the long-awaited sequel to the Hugo Award-winning epic The Snow Queen, which was hailed as "a splendid novel . . . Features cover art by award-winning artist Michael Whelan.
| ||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Learn more. |
Book Description
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Summer Queen is a wonderful sequel to The Snow Queen and Worlds End. It continues the story on Tiamat a few months on from the end of the Snow Queen and details the problems faced by Moon as Lady of Tiamat, the superstitions she must overcome amongst her peoples, the difficulties of her love for Sparks, as well as continuing concern for the mers. Moons reign is further troubled by the Hegemony, who as detailed in Worlds End, have discovered the Stardrive and are about to descend upon Tiamat and begin their exploitation anew. Joan D Vinge again manages to create a fascinating vibrant world peopled by characters you care about and although at times it makes you despair for humanity, it gives you hope and it makes you feel alive. Once again she seems to effortlessly blend and weave all the threads of the story gradually, building to a tense finale where everything is at stake for Moon, the mers and all of civilisation. The Summer Queen is as beautifully written, richly detailed and darkly passionate as the Snow queen and I loved it, not just for the fantastic story but for the way I became so involved. It continues the lives of all the old characters and introduces new ones of as much interest and depth so that once again the reader is fully immersed and empathising with each of them. The book is wider in scope than the original, weaving in the life and customs of some of the other planets and systems and also provides us with a history of the origins of the Sybil net. An exciting and mesmerising novel, which I found unable to put down and led me to read all three books again. If you liked the Snow Queen you will love this.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
If you enjoyed the Snow Queen but found the ending a little unsatisfactory, this sequel redresses the balance. This is Moon's story after the offworlders leave Tiamat. Spanning galaxies, the plot twists and turns through circles within circles of corruption to its breathtaking conclusion. I found it highly satisfying as an action filled adventure story, based on a fascinating scientific premise and as a love story that changes civilisation. The best sci-fi I've read in a long time.
By RAMON
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a sequel to the Winter Queen. That is a remake of the classical children's tale (also retold in the first Narnia book). In the Winter Queen, the hero has to regain her love, snatched by the evil queen, and reshape the planet balance (ecological, social, political) alone and barehand. This is were the book catches up with the story.
I loved the first book, and the very ingenious way in which the tale is retold, and the author cleverly delves in ecological, political and social matters as a background to the love story (consider the book was written in the 80's when climate change was still a matter of some crazy treeghuggers), but here the tale is much slower, entangled and a bit repetitive. There are new discoveries, but somehow the magic is not there any more.
The scenery is still bright, and there are clever turns, I don't feel that reading all those pages was worth the trouble. Well, this sounds a bit pesimistic, and those of you who have not read the first part will probably find this novel so magial as I did the first one. Perhaps with a bit of editing, some shorter mix could be the solution.
I loved the first book, and the very ingenious way in which the tale is retold, and the author cleverly delves in ecological, political and social matters as a background to the love story (consider the book was written in the 80's when climate change was still a matter of some crazy treeghuggers), but here the tale is much slower, entangled and a bit repetitive. There are new discoveries, but somehow the magic is not there any more.
The scenery is still bright, and there are clever turns, I don't feel that reading all those pages was worth the trouble. Well, this sounds a bit pesimistic, and those of you who have not read the first part will probably find this novel so magial as I did the first one. Perhaps with a bit of editing, some shorter mix could be the solution.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 18 reviews
4.2 out of 5 stars
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing sequel
I have to start by saying that I absolutely adored The Snow Queen, which I thought was an original and exciting novel when I first read it, many years ago, and which remains a... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2009 by Ticked Off
2.0 out of 5 stars
Alas....
'The Snow Queen' was a favourite of mine for close on fifteen years, and I still think it is a brilliant book. Read more
Published on 7 July 2003 by moif
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
