Ice (Sorokin novel)

Ice
First edition
AuthorVladimir Sorokin
Original titleЛёд
TranslatorJamey Gambrell
LanguageRussian
PublisherAd Marginem
Publication date
2002
Publication placeRussia
Published in English
2007
Pages317
ISBN5933210390
Preceded byBro (novel) 
Followed by23,000 

Ice (Russian: «Лёд», romanizedLyod) is a 2002 novel by the Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin. The story is set in a brutal Russia of the near future, where the Tunguska meteor has provided a mysterious cult with a material which can make people's hearts speak. The book is the first written part of Sorokin's Ice Trilogy, although the second part in the narrative; it was followed by Bro in 2004 and 23,000 in 2006.