Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
1st Printing, 1st Edition Hardcover
A gritty, high-stakes adventure set in a futuristic world where oil is scarce, but loyalty is scarcer.
In
America's Gulf Coast region, grounded oil tankers are being broken down
for parts by crews of young people. Nailer, a teenage boy, works the
light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota-and
hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or by chance, he
discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane,
Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for
all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy
girl who could lead him to a better life....
In this powerful novel, Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set in a vivid and raw, uncertain future.