Maximum Ice

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They thought Earth would always abide. But it hadn't, not at all . . . . Zoya Kundara has lived on the space vessel Star Road for 250 years. As Ship Mother, she is awakened from Deep Sleep in times of crisis, providing counsel to generations of its Romany crew. Now the starship has returned home, only to discover an Earth on the verge of extinction, blanketed in a crystalline substance called Ice. But it's not ice. This pearl-white mantle is a grand and mysterious ecology of information-bearing crystals. And it is relentlessly enclosing the last free lands. To find a home for her crew, Zoya must approach the denizens of this strange new Earth. She will discover the Ice Nuns, who seek sole control of the physics-defying crystals; people huddled like moles in underground techno-warrens; and the snow witches, creatures of Ice, both mad and prophetic . . . and one snow witch in particular, who will defend the kingdom of Ice with power and immortal cunning.

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About the author

Kay Kenyon

Kay Kenyon is the author of nineteen science fiction and fantasy novels. Her work has been shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick award, the John W. Campbell Memorial award, and the American Library Association Reading List award. Her latest work is Keeper of the Mythos Gate, Book Four of the THE ARISEN WORLDS fantasy quartet. Book One is The Girl Who Fell Into Myth, followed by Stranger in the Twisted Realm and Servant of the Lost Power. Recently released in a new series edition, THE ENTIRE AND THE ROSE! Join her newsletter for new releases and giveaways at www.kaykenyon.com.

Praise for THE ARISEN WORLDS series:
“A story of powers and magic on a grand scale. This will be a series to treasure.” —Louisa Morgan, author of The Great Witch of Brittany
 
“Sometimes dangerous, sometimes playful, warm of heart and strong of will (with more than a whiff of romance!)” —C.S.E. Cooney, author of Saint Death’s Daughter

Praise for THE ENTIRE AND ROSE series:
"A splendid fantasy quest as compelling as anything by Sephen R. Donaldson, Philip José Farmer, or yes, J. R. R. Tolkien.” –The Washington Post)

"[A} grand epic, indeed." (Booklist)