false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172113963m/139986.jpg 139986 8 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. 522872 1980 The Snow Queen total:624|5:199|4:236|3:151|2:30|1:8| 624 2460 896 47 5 9 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat May 19 14:21:55 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 04 21:34:31 -0800 2009
By "the best", of course, I mean "my favorite". I can't name any objective parameters that would scientifically prove its superiority, or anything, and my overwhelming love for it probably blinds me to whatever f...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 18:15:19 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 19:13:13 -0800 2009 Lovely, Organic, Classic

Snow Queen is a beautifully written and absolutely amazing piece of science fiction. I'm not a fan of "hardcore" scifi novels that read as though technical manuals had been taken and turned into stories. Yes, I enjoy descriptions of a story's technolog...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Fri Aug 15 11:34:28 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 11:46:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Mar 15 11:07:12 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 11:07:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false true Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 01 10:29:42 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 08 12:33:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 20:00:20 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 20:00:45 -0700 2009
I read this when it first came out - loved the doomed love story at its core with its echoes of the Hans C...more...]]> 1 0 false true Wed Jul 01 07:52:57 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 14:03:57 -0700 2009
With two incestuous protagonists (Moon, a clueless, self centered jerk who people seam to want to die for and Sparks a one dimensional sap who in drawn onto becoming a mass murder) who end up with what ever they want like spoiled brats to the pain of everyone else, how...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 19:40:33 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 06 12:16:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 21 19:48:28 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 20 14:13:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Mar 02 14:54:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 15:00:15 -0800 2009
Still, I did enjoy some of the characters immensely, namely Fate...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 14 16:41:39 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 16:46:12 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Sat Jul 25 19:15:05 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 19:30:35 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 17 14:08:06 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 15:43:39 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 22 07:31:40 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:56:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 16 18:39:22 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 18:40:09 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 17:58:39 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 18:00:18 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 13:18:38 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 13:19:11 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon Jul 20 18:30:17 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 18:30:17 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Mon Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Feb 24 12:45:31 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 12:45:31 -0800 2009 5 3 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 20:54:29 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:16:52 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=139986