0 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁V inge ’ s ▁novel ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁when ▁it ▁initially ▁came ▁out . ▁ ▁Review ers ▁have ▁adm ired ▁the ▁complex ▁world - building ▁V inge ▁created ▁with ▁the ▁planet ▁of ▁T iam at ▁and ▁the ▁H eg em ony ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁“ care fully ▁craft ed ▁universe ” ▁and ▁“ im pe cc able ▁and ▁exp ans ive ”. ▁Re action ▁to ▁the ▁characters ▁and ▁plot ▁have ▁been ▁mixed . ▁Some ▁review ers ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁characters ▁as ▁“ dist inct ive ▁and ▁bel iev able ” ▁while ▁other ▁review ers ▁have ▁felt ▁the ▁characters ▁too ▁cas ual . ▁The ▁plot ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁“ fast - p ac ed ▁and ▁event ful ” ▁and ▁“ the ▁kind ▁of ▁book ▁that ▁felt ▁much ▁shorter ▁than ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 - odd ▁pages ▁in ▁sp ans ” ▁but ▁also ▁fr ustr ating ▁as ▁“ the ▁love ▁story ▁holds ▁very ▁few ▁surpr ises " ▁being ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Hans ▁Christian ▁Anders en ▁story . ▁Some ▁have ▁said ▁the ▁book ▁“ fe els ▁before ▁its ▁time ”. ▁ ▁Trans l ations ▁▁ ▁Russian : ▁, ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁science ▁fiction ▁nov els ▁Category : S cience ▁fant asy ▁nov els ▁Category : American ▁science ▁fiction ▁nov els ▁Category : Work s ▁based ▁on ▁The ▁Snow ▁Queen ▁Category : Nov