From Booklist
*Starred Review* This YA
debut by Bacigalupi, a rising star in adult science fiction,
presents a dystopian future like so many YA sf novels. What is
uncommon, though, is that although Bacigalupi''s future earth is
brilliantly imagined and its genesis anchored in contemporary
issues, it is secondary to the memorable characters. In a world in
which society has stratified, fossil fuels have been consumed, and
the seas have risen and drowned coastal cities, Nailer, 17,
scavenge
內容簡介:
Nailer''s time is running out. He''s getting too big for his
work - stripping copper wire from old oil tankers - and once he''s
off the crew he''s on his own, stuck in a shack on the beach with no
food, no money and no way of earning his keep. He has one last
chance. The thing all crew members dream about, a lucky strike, has
hit in the shape of a clipper ship beached during the last
hurricane. If he can hold off the rest of the scavengers long
enough to get the oil out, he might just have a future. But oil''s
not the only thing on the ship. And what Nailer finds is going to
change his life forever.
關於作者:
Paolo Bacigalupi''s writing has been nominated for the Nebula and
Hugo awards and his YA novel, SHIP BREAKER, was shortlisted for the
National Book Award. He lives in Western Colorado with his wife and
son.