Found: sci-fi novel about a teenage boy hunted by others, he flees to a frozen world

Hi. I'm looking for a novel I read roughly between 1980 and 1990, although it could have been written much earlier. I read it either in high school or college. The target audience would have been young adults or new adults.

It was science fiction. About a teenage boy who is being hunted for reasons he doesn't know. Initially, I think he was being transported somewhere "out of the way", and I think he escapes enroute there or escapes from there. He eventually flees to a frozen world, "where he turns to await/confront his pursuers." The bit in quotes is roughly what I remember from the book blurb. He was pictured on the cover in a parka on that world, and I think he was watching a ship landing.

I don't recall the exact reason he was being pursued, and he didn't know either, but I think it had to do with some secret hidden within his body, brain, or blood, which his pursuers were rather eager to keep from becoming known.

I believe his pursuers were either the authorities or some other government entity doing things they shouldn't have been.

For the longest time, I could have sworn it was written by Ursula K. Le Guin, but when I looked for it recently, I couldn't find it, so I may be misremembering that.

Thanks
Dirk

Possible Psion by Joan D. Vinge? I haven't read it for a long time but some of the elements you mention sound familiar.

Thanks for your response, Sakerfalcon. Someone on Reddit figured it out for me: Secret of the Lost Race by Andre Norton. It's out of print and not available on Kindle, but I have a used softcopy on order. Also, thanks for pointing me at Psion. I read some of the summary info, and it looks interesting enough I ordered that for my Kindle. I must be in an orphan mood. :)

Regards,
Dirk

Touchstone: Secret of the Lost Race by Andre Norton

>3 dbaezner: I'm glad someone helped you find your book! Hope you enjoy Psion!