The Snow Queen

Vinge, Joan D. The Snow Queen. New York: Dial, 1980.

See for an unusual and highly sophisticated variation of the motif of secret manipulation of society by a sentient computer, in this case a kind of computer goddess who gives the possibility of true change and an end to stasis. Important also for Pollux, a friendly robot, and for a subtle and generally positive handling of technology. See JDV's The Summer Queen and World's End.

RDE, Title, 7Aug19