Short-listed for British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel 1996 (UK). Clarke Award 1996 (UK) and John W Campbell Award 1997 (UK). 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. 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.
My Thoughts: There’s plenty to unpack in the novel Fairyland, from the bleak, complex future setting, the mix of cyberpunk and fantasy tone, and even the structure of the narrative.
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. This is the first book I’ve read by Paul McAuley, and one that I started in 2013 and finished in 2014, making it ineligible for my 2014 Challenges. themes in near-future settings: Fairyland describes a dystopian. 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. McAuley (born 23 April 1955) is a British botanist and science fiction author. 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. Independent Bookshop Editions and Autographed Books Picture books for kids to deal with nervousness, finding hope, family issues and bereavement, making friends, manners, new experiences, and feeling differentĩ - 11 Year Olds - Coming of Age and Life Lessons
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