The Drowned Cities

The Drowned Cities - Paperback

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The Drowned Cities - Paperback

The Drowned Cities - Paperback

by Paolo Bacigalupi
$12.99
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by Paolo Bacigalupi (Author)

Soldier boys emerged from the darkness. Guns gleamed dully. Bullet bandoliers and scars draped their bare chests. Ugly brands scored their faces. She knew why these soldier boys had come. She knew what they sought, and she knew, too, that if they found it, her best friend would surely die.

In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, young refugees Mahlia and Mouse have managed to leave behind the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities by escaping into the jungle outskirts. But when they discover a wounded half-man--a bioengineered war beast named Tool--who is being hunted by a vengeful band of soldiers, their fragile existence quickly collapses. One is taken prisoner by merciless soldier boys, and the other is faced with an impossible decision: Risk everything to save a friend, or flee to a place where freedom might finally be possible.

This thrilling companion to Paolo Bacigalupi's highly acclaimed Ship Breaker is a haunting and powerful story of loyalty, survival, and heart-pounding adventure.

Author Biography

Paolo Bacigalupi is the author of the highly acclaimed The Drowned Cities, Tool of War, and Ship Breaker, a New York Times bestseller, Michael L. Printz Award winner, and National Book Award finalist. He is also the author of the Edgar Awards nominee The Doubt Factory; a novel for younger readers, Zombie Baseball Beatdown; and two bestselling adult novels for adults, The Water Knife and The Windup Girl. His first work of collected short fiction was Pump Six and Other Stories. He co-wrote The Tangled Lands with Tobias S. Buckell. The winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, Compton Crook, John W. Campbell Memorial, and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Awards, he lives in western Colorado with his wife and son. The author invites you to visit his website at windupstories.com.

Number of Pages: 434
Dimensions: 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: May 07, 2013
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Drowned Cities
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 13
ISBN9780316056229
Author Paolo Bacigalupi
PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
GenreYoung adult
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2013
LanguageENG- English
Pages434
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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