Every mind must dream to make sense of the world around it, even a machine's. Tinker - a talented engineer, trying to escape the regimentation of highly-monitored civilization by joining an elite construction crew on a year-long contract at the wild fringes of the world - discovers that he is not alone. Told through eight interwoven stories of discovery, betrayal, and love, Tinker And The Toymaker is an intricate puzzlebox designed to delight even the most attentive reader.