Jacinta was a star-born noblewoman, ignorant of the strange ways of planet Earth in its second Ice Age. But then her uncle arranged for her marriage to one of the native 'icemen' - a clever scheme to unite the two families of the human race. For Jacinta, it was a ticket to a new life, free from the severe restrictions of her sheltered past. For Michael, the rugged, ambitious iceman, it was a ticket to respectability and a future in space. Neither of them expected to fall in love...Cover art by Walter Chang.