The Drowned Cities Explained
The Drowned Cities is a 2012 young adult novel by Paolo Bacigalupi set in a post-apocalyptic future. The book is a sequel to Ship Breaker.[2] [3]
Reception
The Drowned Cities was reviewed by Adi Robertson of The Verge, who wrote that the book "stands out as one of the most brutal pieces of YA fiction in recent years". According to Robertson, the book takes place in a realistic post-apocalyptic universe, and while the book takes on the theme of corrupting power, it is "almost uplifting".
Notes and References
- Web site: Swaab . Neil . The Drowned Cities . Neil Swaab . November 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224045524/http://neilswaab.com/the-drowned-cities/ . December 24, 2012 . January 27, 2012 . This was a cover I illustrated and designed a while back for Little, Brown that I’m finally able to post. Great book! If you like dystopian futures and armies made of children, I highly recommend it! This is a companion book to Paolo Bacigalupi’s Ship Breaker, which I also worked on. . live.
- Web site: Robertson . Adi . They make us this way: Paolo Bacigalupi's 'The Drowned Cities' . The Verge . Vox Media . November 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170421084453/https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/27/2972385/the-drowned-cities-paolo-bacigalupi-book-review . April 21, 2017 . April 27, 2012 . live.
- News: Quattlebaum . Mary . 'The Drowned Cities,' by Paolo Bacigalupi . The Washington Post . November 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150815220646/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-drowned-cities-by-paolo-bacigalupi/2012/06/19/gJQA9XXmoV_story.html . August 15, 2015 . June 19, 2012 . live.
