. . "Joan D. Vinge (/\u02C8v\u026And\u0292i/; born April 2, 1948 as Joan Carol Dennison) is an American science fiction author. She is known for such works as her Hugo Award-winning novel The Snow Queen and its sequels, her series about the telepath named Cat, and her Heaven's Chronicles books."@en . . . "1948Z"^^ . . "Vinge, Joan D."@en . "American writer" . . . . . . "Joan D. Vinge"@en . "1948-04-02Z"^^ .