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The Snow Queen

1980 novel by Joan D. Vinge
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The Snow Queen

Summary

The Snow Queen is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Snow Queen authored Joan D. Vinge[3].
  • The Snow Queen received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].
  • The Snow Queen received the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5].
  • The Snow Queen's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Snow Queen's illustrator is recorded as Q2197061[7].
  • The Snow Queen was published by Dial Press[8].
  • The Snow Queen's genre is science fiction[9].
  • The Snow Queen's genre is fantasy[10].
  • The Snow Queen's based on is recorded as The Snow Queen[11].
  • The Snow Queen's place of publication is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Snow Queen's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Snow Queen's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Snow Queen was released on April 1980[15].
  • The Snow Queen's cover art by is recorded as Leo and Diane Dillon[16].
  • The Snow Queen's has edition or translation is recorded as The Snow Queen[17].
  • The Snow Queen's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel[18].
  • The Snow Queen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Snow Queen'}[19].
  • The Snow Queen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La Reine des neiges'}[20].
  • The Snow Queen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Schneekönigin'}[21].
  • The Snow Queen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'La regina delle nevi'}[22].
  • The Snow Queen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'A Rainha de Gelo, 1º volume'}[23].
  • The Snow Queen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'A Rainha de Gelo, 2º volume'}[24].
  • The Snow Queen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Regina Zăpezilor, Vol.1'}[25].
  • The Snow Queen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Regina Zăpezilor, Vol.2'}[26].
  • The Snow Queen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Regina Zăpezilor'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Snow Queen authored Joan D. Vinge[3]. It was published by Dial Press[8].

Publication

The Snow Queen was published on April 1980[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include science fiction[9] and fantasy[10].

Reception

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], a literary award[28], founded in 1953[29] and Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5], a literary award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1978[32].

Why It Matters

The Snow Queen ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Snow Queen receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4] and Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5].

Related Entities

literary work The Snow Queen United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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