—Charleston SC Post and Courier
“… the foreground is well occupied by pain and romance, mystery and slaughter. This one will not disappoint Vinge’s many fans, and it should awaken new interest in her older titles.”
—Analog
“Tangled Up in Blue has it all: a fast-paced plot that won’t let go until its thrilling conclusion; clever ideas drawn from science; romantic interludes; and a plot with more twists and turns than the exotic alleys of Carbuncle. Vinge has written another winner.”
—Catherine Asaro, SF site
“Joan D. Vinge is a brilliant writer. Her novels are infrequent, but always worth waiting for. Tangled Up in Blue is complex, filled with intrigue, and impossible to put down. Rarely does a follow-up book garner the same awards as its progenitor, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Vinge cop another Hugo for this one.”
—Robert J. Sawyer, Nebula Award-winning author of Calculating God
“I really enjoyed Tangled Up in Blue. It was exciting to be back in Tiamat, and to see it from such a different point of view. Joan Vinge’s voice remains unique in science fiction, drawing for us a rich and vibrant world full of fascinating characters involved in a dark and intriguing mystery.”
—Sarah Zettel, author of Fool’s War
“Tangled Up in Blue is compelling reading, the kind of SF adventure that keeps your eyes glued to the page and transports you to its world, so that you miss your train stop in this one. I liked it a lot.”
—David G. Hartwell, editor of Year’s Best SF series
Joan D. Vinge’s Snow Queen Cycle
The Snow Queen
Winner of the 1981 Hugo Award for Best SF Novel
“I think this is a future classic—I was enormously impressed.… It has the weight and texture of Dune. Hell of an achievement.”
—Sir Arthur C. Clarke
“A triumph for a fine writer … massive and exciting.… There are memorable characters here and a complex, suspensefully orchestrated plot that builds with steady inevitability to a symphonic finale … A sure award contender.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A timeless story of the corruption of youth and redemption by love.”
—Chicago Tribune Book World
“Ms. Vinge has one of the most wished-for gifts any writer can have—the ability to make the strange come wholly alive.”
—Andre Norton
“It is almost impossible to lose interest in this book, for it is one of the more notable feats of storytelling on the grand scale in science fiction since Frank Herbert’s Dune.”
—Booklist
“Joan Vinge’s Snow Queen is a book I wish I’d written … a splendid novel.”
—Anne McCaffrey
“The best science fiction book I have read this year … succeeds in everything it attempts, and it attempts just about everything. Her world comes to life, and her characters will always be with me.”
—John Varley
World’s End
A Nebula Award Nominee
“Shows an unusually high level of stylistic sophistication.”
—Newsday
“This is science fiction of a most refreshing sort—based on human values and the development of recognizable characters, and thus an attempt at serious literature, rather than being just another interplanetary shoot-’em up. It is no surprise that Vinge is being hailed as one of the bright new voices in the genre.”
—Clarus Backes, The Denver Post
“Sure to captivate more subjects for one of the reigning queens of science fiction.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
“A satisfying extension of the themes introduced in The Snow Queen. An important purchase for any collection serving older students and sophisticated science fiction readers.”
—VOYA
The Summer Queen
A Hugo Award Finalist
“As large and splendid as its predecessor.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“Fascinating … full of drama, conflict and tragedy.… Vinge is at the top of her form. [The Summer Queen] blends complex characters and mythic resonances with the sweeping grandeur of an interplanetary saga.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Vinge has written a book which is a true sequel to The Snow Queen, and it’s a winner. The Summer Queen is more complex, richer, and in the end more rewarding than The Snow Queen. Totally satisfying. This is the kind of book that could only be science fiction: the kind of book we’re all richer for having in our field.”
—Locus
“Monumental.…”
—Washington Post Book World
“The long-awaited sequel to Vinge’s enormous The Snow Queen. All in all, an absorbing and sastifying performance.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
TANGLED UP IN BLUE
Copyright © 2000 by Joan D. Vinge
All rights reserved.
Edited by James Frenkel
A Tor Book
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
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Tor® is a registered trademark of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.
ISBN 0-812-57636-5
EAN 978-0-812-57636-5
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-026835
First edition: July 2000
First mass market edition: October 2001
eISBN 9781466829794
First eBook edition: September 2012
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