The Drowned Cities Av Paolo Bacigalupi

<p>In this exhilarating companion to Printz Award winner and National Book Award finalist <i>Ship Breaker</i>, Paolo Bacigalupi brilliantly captures a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil wars, driven by demagogues who recruit children to become soulless killing machines. <br><br>Two refugees of these wars, Mahlia and Mouse, are known as ''war maggots'': survivors who have barely managed to escape the unspeakable violence plaguing the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities. But their fragile safety is threatened when they discover a wounded half-man--a bioengineered war beast named Tool, who is hunted by a vengeful band of soldiers. <br><br>When tragedy strikes, Mahlia is faced with an impossible decision: risk everything to save the boy who once saved her, or flee to her own safety. <br><br>Drawing upon the brutal truths of current events, <i>The Drowned Cities</i> is a powerful story of loyalty, survival, and heart-pounding adventure.</p>