num_pages: 400
description: In a semi-tropical London, surrounded by paddy-fields, the people feed off the sun, like plants, the young are raised in Child Gardens and educated by viruses, And the Consensus oversees the country, 'treating' non-conformism. Information, culture, law and politics are biological functions. But Milena is different: she is resistant to viruses and an incredible musician, one of the most extraordinary women of her age. This is her story and that of her friends, like Lucy the immortal tumour and Joseph the Postman whose mind is an information storehouse for others, and Rolfa, genetically engineered as a Polar Bear, whose beautiful singing voice first awakens Milena to the power of music.
language: English
title: The Child Garden
titlecomplete: The Child Garden
genres: LGBT, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Romance, Fiction, Science Fiction, Queer
ratings_count: 1504
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Arthur C. Clarke Award, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel
publisher: Gollancz