The drowned cities

by Paolo Bacigalupi

English language

Published April 19, 2012 by Little, Brown and Company.

ISBN:: 978-0-316-05624-3

(26 reviews)

In a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil wars, orphans Mahlia and Mouse barely escape the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities, but their fragile safety is soon threatened and Mahlia will have to risk everything if she is to save Mouse, as he once saved her.

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Rosey of Robbinsdale reviewed The drowned cities by Paolo Bacigalupi

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I like Tool. Great character. Good to see (read) him again but for the most part, this book could be skipped.

All of Bacigalupi's books that I've read so far have a modern day issue, (problem), reimagined for the future. This one seems to deal specifically with the issue of the human condition in it's bleakest, most dire form. Not as uplifting as with the authors other works.

Zivan reviewed The drowned cities by Paolo Bacigalupi

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This is not a direct sequel to [b:Ship Breaker|7095831|Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1)|Paolo Bacigalupi|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327874074s/7095831.jpg|7352929], It happens in the same world and deals with the same post fossil fuel post global warming America, but it is not the continuation of the same story line.

I like such indirect sequels.

China has taken the role of the US as peace-keepers and the US has turned into something between Afghanistan and Africa with Warlords recruiting child soldiers.

This is where I start to have problems. There isn't enough imagination in the world building. The Chinese are exactly the US of today there is nothing new or Chinese about their actions and tactics. The militias are strait out of the failed states of Africa.

As opposed to Ship Breaker, I find the child soldier material a bit hard for YA, at least not for early teens. Though I do recommend reading this before joining …