Fairyland: Paul J. McAuley

In the next century, an underground chemist meets and becomes obsessed with Milena, a child genius who is the ultimate product of gene-splicing technology. Milena is an advocate of the dolls - artificial constructs that have replaced extinct companion animals. Milena wishes to free the dolls from bondage - but in doing so, she creates an autonomous race that may be a threat to mankind. Cover art by Paul Young.