Sassinak is an incredible book, telling of one girl's heroism in overcoming a personal tragedy. The characters come to life as one loses all track of time. It incorporates the perfect blend of personal relationships and adventure without ever giving the impression that everything is already settled. Although this is a futuristic society, it deals with issues such as racism and exploitation that modern society still has to solve. The genre of the book only serves to emphasise the possibilites that could happen if we do not solve our problems. This is science fiction that could just happen some time in the future.