{"product_id":"the-drowned-cities-paperback-2","title":"The Drowned Cities - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaolo Bacigalupi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoldier 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This thrilling companion to Paolo Bacigalupi's highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eShip Breaker\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting and powerful story of loyalty, survival, and heart-pounding adventure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaolo Bacigalupi \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Drowned Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTool of War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShip Breaker\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, Michael L. Printz Award winner, and National Book Award finalist. He is also the author of the Edgar Awards nominee \u003ci\u003eThe Doubt Factory;\u003c\/i\u003e a novel for younger readers, \u003ci\u003eZombie Baseball Beatdown;\u003c\/i\u003e and two bestselling adult novels for adults, \u003ci\u003eThe Water Knife \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Windup Girl. \u003c\/i\u003eHis first work of collected short fiction was \u003ci\u003ePump Six and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He co-wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Tangled Lands\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 434\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drowned Cities\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47395293430009,"sku":"9780316056229","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NkhiR1NMM2dtOVhkVXdMenpYaGFaZz09_a03dcab6-4800-4c55-a714-a599c434cc83.webp?v=1770265174","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-drowned-cities-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}