Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Paolo Bacigalupi
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 20.80cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9780316056229
ISBN 10: 0316056227
Pages: 434
Publication Date: 07 May 2013
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A Kirkus Reviews 2012 Best of YA BookA VOYA 2012 Perfect Ten Book<br>A Junior Library Guild Selection
A new Paolo Bacigalupi novel is reason to celebrate--no matter how old you are. The Associated Press
A new Paolo Bacigalupi novel is reason to celebrate--no matter how old you are. <b><i>The Associated Press</b></i>
* Bacigalupi brings to life a post-apocalyptic America that thrills the mind. -- VOYA , starred review
Author Information
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.
