Michael Swanwick, one of the founders (along with Bruce Sterling and William Gibson) of cyberpunk, writes a book of fate, first of a girl, then of a woman, kidnapped at a young age from her earthly family and transported to the cruel world of elves and steam dragons. An incredible fusion of technical thriller and psychological fantasy. Dragons are collected in factories, cargo is transported by strange monsters, and a little girl - either a fairy or not - kidnaps an old iron dragon and flies away to the unknown, evil and beautiful world of wars and love... Translator Alexandra Petrova, for her brilliant translation of the novel “ Daughter of the Iron Dragon" was awarded the Wanderer Prize (1997).