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Snowy Worlds SciFi/Fantasy Teen/Adult

Even though it doesn't snow much in the Bay Area, winter brings to mind white and snowy worlds. Drop into one of these cold worlds and enjoy the feeling of winter, without actually having to leave the warmth of your house. Enjoy these suggestions? Looking for a new book to read? Book Match is a book recommendation program offered through AC Library. Check out the website at the top of the list to go to the Book Match page.

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  • "Summoned before the Emperor, Prince Kiem-a famously disappointing minor royal and the Emperor's least favorite grandchild-is commanded to renew the empire's bonds with its newest vassal planet. The prince must marry Count Jainan, the recent widower…
    Book, 2021New York : Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2021 — Science Fiction MAXWELL,E
  • "In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, a stranger with piercing blue eyes presents a new father with a gift--a precious jewel on a delicate chain,…
    Book, 2017New York : Del Rey, 2017 — Science Fiction ARDEN,K
  • "A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale... Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of…
    Book, 2018New York : Del Rey, [2018] — Science Fiction NOVIK,N
  • "A deluxe hardcover edition of the queen of science fiction's trailblazing novel about a planet full of genderless beings--part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman. A…
    Book, 2016New York, N.Y. : Penguin Classics, 2016 — Science Fiction LE GUIN,U
  • "Follows a young pagan woman with hidden powers and a one-eyed captain of the Woodsmen as they form an unlikely alliance to thwart a tyrant"--Provided by publisher
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021] — Fiction REID,A
  • "A young Inuit shaman's epic quest for survival in the frozen lands of North America in 1000 AD. Born with the soul of a hunter and the language of the gods, Omat is destined to become a shaman like her grandfather. To protect her people, she…
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Redhook, 2019 — Fiction BRODSKY,J
  • (Teen) "A modern-day retelling of East o' the sun, west o' the moon in which eighteen-year-old Cassie learns that her grandmother's fairy tale is true when a Polar Bear King comes to claim her for his bride and she must decide whether to go with him…
    Book, 2009New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2009 — Science Fiction DURST,S
  • (Teen) "At sixteen, Mina's mother is dead, her magician father is vicious, and her silent heart has never beat with love for anyone--has never beat at all, in fact, but she'd always thought that fact normal. She never guessed that her father cut out…
    Book, 2017New York : Flatiron Books, 2017 — Science Fiction BASHARDOUST,M
  • (Teen) "At 9, Tiffany Aching defeated the cruel Queen of Fairyland. At 11, she battled an ancient body-stealing evil. At 13, Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy. And boys can be a bit of a problem when you're thirteen ... But the Wintersmith isn't…
    eBook, 2006Pymble, NSW ; New York, NY : HarperCollins e-books, 2006 — EBOOK OVERDRIVE