New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2012.). The second novel by this young woman from Trinidad and Jamaica now living in Canada. Her melange of Caribbean traditions and folklore with science fiction, written in a variation of Creole, has gained her much acclaim and a long list of awards and nominations. Her first novel won the John W. Campbell award for best new writer, the Aspect first novel contest and was a finalist for the Philip K. Dick award. This book was a Hugo and Nebula nominee, on the Tiptree shortlist and was a NY Times Book Review notable book for 2000. Reading group guide. 352 pp. Cover art by Rudy Gutierrez. ISBN: 978-0-446-675604.