Book description
The 21st century. Europe is divided between the First World
bourgeoisie, made rich by nanotechnology and the cheap versatile slave
labour of genetically engineered Dolls and the Fourth World of refugees
and homeless displaced by war and economic upheaval. In London, Alex
Sharkey is trying to make his mark as a designer of psychoactive
viruses, whilst staying one step ahead of the police and the Triad
gangs. At the cost of three hours of his life, he finds an unlikely ally
in a scary, super-smart little girl called Milena, but his troubles
really start when he helps Milena quicken intelligence in a Doll,
turning it into the first of the fairies. Milena isn't sure if she's mad
or if she's the only sane person left in the world; she only knows that
she wants to escape to her own private Fairyland and live forever.
Although Milena has created the fairies for her own ends, some of the
Folk, as fey and dangerous as any in legend, have other ideas about her
destiny . . .
