num_pages: 437
description: Soldier boys emerged from the darkness. Guns gleamed dully. Bullet bandoliers and scars draped their bare chests. Ugly brands scored their faces. She knew why these soldier boys had come. She knew what they sought and she knew too that if they found it her best friend would surely die. In a dark future America where violence terror and grief touch everyone young refugees Mahlia and Mouse have managed to leave behind the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities by escaping into the jungle outskirts. But when they discover a wounded half-man--a bioengineered war beast named Tool--who is being hunted by a vengeful band of soldiers their fragile existence quickly collapses. One is taken prisoner by merciless soldier boys and the other is faced with an impossible decision: Risk everything to save a friend or flee to a place where freedom might finally be possible.This thrilling companion to Paolo Bacigalupi's highly acclaimed Ship Breaker is a haunting and powerful story of loyalty survival and heart-pounding adventure.
language: English
title: The Drowned Cities
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers