![]() There are few adults in "The Drowned Cities," the result of years of fractious infighting in a lawless section of the eastern U.S. ![]() His characters and plots play out a few centuries in the future, but they're so grounded in the now, they often make the reader stop and ponder the intricate game of connect the dots he plays to render such a convincing - if gloomy - outcome for humanity, and especially its children. It's packed with the same kind of entrancing insight that made Bacigalupi's previous work - "Ship Breaker" for young readers and the novel "The Windup Girl" and the short story collection "Pump Six and Other Stories" for adults - so unforgettable. ![]() "The Drowned Cities," (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), by Paolo Bacigalupi: A new Paolo Bacigalupi novel is reason to celebrate - no matter how old you are.īacigalupi's latest, "The Drowned Cities," is his second straight young adult release, but that shouldn't deter the writer's older fans from picking up the book (even if you have to do it on the sly). ![]()
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