Paolo Bacigalupi’s “The Drowned Cities” Limited Edition at Subterranean Press
Paolo Bacigalupi’s a master author. His Pump Six and Other Stories* is absolutely amazing, The Windup Girl* is a near-future, post-apocalyptic miracle that makes me want to write my own stories, and his YA novel, Ship Breaker*, reminded me why YA can be so much fun.
And then there’s The Drowned Cities*, a companion to Ship Breaker and available in a limited edition at Subterranean Press. Illustrated by Jon Foster, I would order the special edition if I owned the Ship Breaker edition that was also illustrated by Jon Foster (mentioned here). Man, I wish I had just bit the bullet and ordered that edition of the book when I had the chance.
The Drowned Cities is a story of love, war, loyalty, and survival. More importantly, it is an unforgettable portrait of a society that has lost its way, in which natural and man-made disasters have combined to leave chaos and destruction in their wake. Though aimed primarily at younger readers, this is a novel that virtually annihilates the distinction between YA and so-called “adult” fiction, offering a powerful, deeply affecting experience that will appeal to-and resonate with-adventurous readers of every age.
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