A science fiction fairy tale - two tastes that don't normally really mix, and I'm still not sure they do.<br/><br/>I'm giving it four stars, even though I'm really not sure I liked it that much. But the ideas and execution were good, the characters were gripping and the resolution was interesting. The book made me rather uncomfortable at times - I thought I knew where things were going, and resented it - but then they didn't. Or maybe they did? Gah. Colour me confounded, but also rather impressed.