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* In [[Garth Nix]]'s ''[[Old Kingdom]]'' trilogy, the Book of the Dead has a clasp which frosts over with condensation and a leather cover which sweats even on the warmest day. People in its presence have been known to start shivering spontaneously. |
* In [[Garth Nix]]'s ''[[Old Kingdom]]'' trilogy, the Book of the Dead has a clasp which frosts over with condensation and a leather cover which sweats even on the warmest day. People in its presence have been known to start shivering spontaneously. |
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* Subtly invoked in ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest]]'', with the white-clad, emotionless Big Nurse, in contrast with the friendly, redheaded McMurphy. Both are usually described in terms suggesting winter and summer, respectively. |
* Subtly invoked in ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest]]'', with the white-clad, emotionless Big Nurse, in contrast with the friendly, redheaded McMurphy. Both are usually described in terms suggesting winter and summer, respectively. |
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* ''[[House of Leaves]]'': the hallways that begin to appear in the {{color|blue| |
* ''[[House of Leaves]]'': the hallways that begin to appear in the {{color|blue|house}} on Ash Tree Lane are described as being very cold, so that when Navidson and the others go on the explorations they are wearing winter coats. Navidson himself almost dies of cold after being inside for too long. |
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* In the novel ''[[Grunts (Literature)|Grunts]]'', the Nameless Necromancer gets a freezing aura in addition to his [[Animate Dead]] skills. It's sufficient to coat nearby grass with frost as he walks. |
* In the novel ''[[Grunts (Literature)|Grunts]]'', the Nameless Necromancer gets a freezing aura in addition to his [[Animate Dead]] skills. It's sufficient to coat nearby grass with frost as he walks. |
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* In the ''Warhammer 40000 [[Eisenhorn]]'' novels, psykers' usage of Warp powers often comes with frost formation. |
* In the ''Warhammer 40000 [[Eisenhorn]]'' novels, psykers' usage of Warp powers often comes with frost formation. |
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