Joan D. Vinge

American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1948 · age 78

Joan D. Vinge is an American science fiction author. She is known for her Hugo Award-winning novel The Snow Queen (1980) and its sequels, her series about a telepath named Cat, and her Heaven's Chronicles books. She also is the author of The Random House Book of Greek Myths (1999).

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1981Hugo Award for Best NovelAwardLocus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAward1978Hugo Award for Best NoveletteAward1948Born2 April 1948

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