RWBY: Ice Queendom

There does not appear to be a single specific “book the series is based on” for "Red, White, Black, Yellow: Ice Queendom" in publicly available references. Instead, it is a story/spin-off set in the RWBY universe (Remnant, the Grimm, hunter academies) and is based on the established franchise rather than on one particular novel.

Book author

Because no distinct source book can be identified, a “book author” cannot be provided. The original RWBY world was created by Monty Oum and later developed with contributions from Kerry Shawcross (this is franchise authorship, not a book credit).

How closely it follows the book

A “faithfulness to the book” comparison is not applicable because a confirmed book source is not available. It’s more accurate to discuss how it aligns with RWBY lore/canon, rather than with a novel.

Goodreads link

No Goodreads book page can be provided because there is no identified source book to link.