Sci-fi

Fairyland

by Paul J. McAuley
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Description

Before he met the brilliant, hypnotic child Milena, Alex Sharkey had never played with "dolls"—blue-skinned, gengineered lifeforms designed for work, amusement, or destruction. But the underground gene-hacker is seduced by a megalomaniacal little girl's dream of providing the soulless genetic constructs with free thought and a future-and he unwittingly unleashes a plague of madness on the world. Now there's a void in his life and memory that must be refilled, but it means pursuing the dangerous sentient species he helped sire from the ruins of a Magic Kingdom through a wasted Europe. It is Alex Sharkey's last chance and the last hope remaining for a once-dominant human race.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatSkirmish-Heavy
HorrorChilling

Awards

2 wins

Details

First published
1995
Pages
376
Reading time
About 8 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Gollancz
Language
English
ISBN
9780575086586
Series
Standalone

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