Trixie has always felt like an outsider.  So, in some ways, it isn’t that big of a surprise when she’s invited to join a circus which travels from planet to planet through space.  There’s just that niggling worry about the creepy guy in the mask who keeps turning up.  In this bizarre setting, Fagan takes on talent, rivalry, finding your place, and being a good friend.  Trixie must decide what she wants to do in the circus, and the ring master has more than a few secrets.  The plot of this book is more complicated than it seems at first, even though it revolves around familiar themes.  This is playful science fiction with a unique setting and will be a winner with the right crowd.