"With Ship Breaker, award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a swift and gritty adventure about a chilling near-future America of haves and have-nots.In the Gulf Coast, where scavenge gangs strip derelict tankers for parts, crewboy Nailer clambers through the ships' pitch-dark innards for enough light salvage to make quota-and the right to eat. It's a brutal life, but Nailer may have found a way out, when, by luck or chance, he discovers the wreck of a beautiful clipper ship. Should he strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful girl who claims to be heir to one of the world's great trading companies? The right choice could lead him to a life beyond his wildest dreams...or into ever more danger." "If you love science fiction, Paolo Bacigalupi's The Drowned Cities, companion to the award-winning Ship Breaker, is a must-read!This brilliantly written novel captures an America immersed in civil wars, driven by demagogues who mold children into soulless killers. Mahlia and Mouse have barely managed to escape the violence plaguing the Drowned Cities. Their fragile safety is threatened when they discover a wounded half-man-a bioengineered war beast named Tool, who is hunted by soldiers. When tragedy strikes, Mahlia must risk everything to save the boy who once saved her-or flee for her own safety.Drawing upon the brutal truths of current events, this is a powerful tale of loyalty, survival and heart-pounding adventure."