Critical Praise
"Like its predecessor, this novel bears evidence that Hopkinson owns one of the more important and original voices in SF."
-Publishers Weekly
"Hopkinson lives up to her advance billing."
-New York Times Book Review
"It's been many a day since I've read anything so bursting with robust, inventive energy and singing language...a wonderful job."
-Suzy McKee Charnas, author of Walk to the End of the World
"A lovely novel and a rousing adventure, with a unique setting and complex, intriguing characters."
-Vonda McIntyre, author of The Moon and the Sun
"Transports you not only to a different world, but to a different way of looking at the world. This is what SF is supposed to be and so often isn't: provocative, intelligent, original."
-Delia Sherman, author of Through a Brazen Mirror
"In rich and vibrant language, Hopkinson tells a universal tale of a young woman's struggle to reclaim her life from dark forces."
-Candas Jane Dorsey, author of Black Wine