Made me think of Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky"[1], which is set on a planet where the atmosphere freezes and snows to the ground before thawing again (

Made me think of Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky"[1], which is set on a planet where the atmosphere freezes and snows to the ground before thawing again (in 250 year cycles). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deepness_in_the_Sky#Background http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deepness_in_the_Sky#Backgroun...