Earth has been subjugated by the alien Turtles, through trade more than force; they suppress Earth science, including quantum mechanics. Also they bring with them bull-like humanoids used as servants and food. When the Turtle mother planet disappears, however, they rely on rebellious humans and human science to figure things out. So, it plays on hard sf theories with an overlay of weird gender politics, perhaps summed up in the cover that has a slight blonde girl sitting on the shoulders of her bull-like friend, because love is what motivates women and discovery motivates men. ( )

I felt like I was reading a cartoon. The characters were a drag and the story did not deliver like I had hoped. ( )