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377 pp.
| Little |
October, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-316-22083-5$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-316-22082-8
(2)
YA
Mahlia, Ocho, and the "soldier boys" nurse severely wounded half-man Tool (Ship Breaker; The Drowned Cities) back to health. Mercier Corporation (his former owner) pursues Tool to the Seascape (dystopian future Boston), where the once-obedient slave finally confronts his creator. Frenetic action sequences vividly depict combat's brutality and finality, while Bacigalupi masterfully employs multiple alternating viewpoints to examine larger philosophical questions.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2017