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THE SNOW QUEEN
de Vinge, Joan D
- Usado
- First
- Estado
- A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168890) (29671)
- Librería
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: The Dial Press, [1980]. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168890) (29671). Octavo, cloth-backed boards. "On a world of long, slow seasons, the winter queen tries to perpetuate her rule into the summer by means of cloning and other off-world technologies. A large and elaborate planetary romance ..." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 333. "A colorful amalgam of SF and heroic fantasy borrowing the structure of Hans Christian Andersen's famous story, set on a barbarian world exploited by technologically superior outworlders, against the background of a fallen galactic empire. The convoluted plot makes heavy use of ideas drawn from Robert Graves's classic THE WHITE GODDESS (1948). - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1189. Winner of the 1981 Hugo award for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1189.
Sinopsis
The Snow Queen is a fairy tale by author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale was first published in 1845, and centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kaj and Gerda. The story is one of Andersen's longest and is considered by scholars, critics, and readers alike as one of his best. It is regularly included in selected tales and collections of his work as well as being frequently reprinted in illustrated storybook editions for children.
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- Librería
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 29671
- Título
- THE SNOW QUEEN
- Autor
- Vinge, Joan D
- Estado del libro
- Usado - A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168890) (29671)
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- The Dial Press
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- [1980]
- Palabras clave
- SF . SF Award
Términos de venta
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Sobre el vendedor
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Miembro de Biblio desde 2017
Laurel, Maryland
Sobre John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
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