Booklist (Starred Review)īacigalupi’s intense, action-filled novel is a heartbreaking and powerfully moving portrait of individual resiliency amidst extreme circumstances that rivals, if not surpasses, the excellence of its predecessor. A story that will resonate beyond its final page. The Onion AV Clubīacigalupi writes with a furious energy that makes this brilliant depiction of an all-too-believable future impossible to forget. Naturally, expectations for a sequel or spinoff involve diminishing returns, butDrowned Cities is better in almost every way. Video Trailerīacigalupi’s earlier young-adult novel in this universe, Ship Breaker, won one of the two most prestigious awards for a YA book-the Printz-and was nominated for another, the National Book Award. This thrilling companion to Paolo Bacigalupi’s highly acclaimed Ship Breaker is a haunting and powerful story of loyalty, survival, and heart-pounding adventure. 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. 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. 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. She knew what they sought, and she knew, too, that if they found it, her best friend would surely die. She knew why these soldier boys had come. Bullet bandoliers and scars draped their bare chests. 2013: Listed in Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens.
2013: Listed in CBC at Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year.2013: Listed in YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults.2012: Listed in Los Angeles Public Library Best Teen Books.2012: Nominee for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.2012: Listed in Kirkus Reviews Best of YA.(2012, Little, Brown Books) Awards and Accolades
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