Joan D. VingeThe Snow QueenPublished: 1980Hugo Award for Best Novel, 1981 — Nebula Award for Best Novel, 1981 — Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 1981 — As the end of her third lifetime draws near, Arienrhod, the ancient ruler of far Tiamat, clones several heirs, and seeds then on different islands throughout her sea-dark world.