Ship Breaker

Name: Ship Breaker
Price: 2.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (1802 reviews)
Author: Paolo Bacigalupi

by Paolo Bacigalupi

Science Fiction Young Adult

4.3 (1,802)

4.3 stars from 1,802 reviews. Top 82% of Science Fiction books we track.

336 pages~5.6 hr readPublished by Little, Brown Book Group LimitedPublished 2010-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love climate fiction with real stakes and gritty worldbuilding that feels lived-in rather than preachy.
You want YA adventure that respects your intelligence, with a morally complex protagonist who can't just have everything.
You're drawn to stories where the setting is as much a character as the people, especially futures that feel possible rather than fantastical.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer romance to be central rather than complicated by survival and class tension.
You need a hopeful or triumphant ending to feel satisfied by a story.
You find detailed descriptions of physical labour and poverty draining rather than immersive.

About this book

Set in a future America devastated by climate change, Ship Breaker follows Nailer, a teenage boy working in a crew that breaks down grounded oil tankers for parts on the flooded Gulf Coast. Nailer scavenges copper wiring to meet his quota and survive. When he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached after a hurricane, he faces a critical choice: strip the ship for profit or rescue its lone survivor, a wealthy girl who might offer him a better life. The novel explores conflicting loyalties in a world where oil is scarce and loyalty scarcer. It is set in the same universe as the companion novels The Drowned Cities and Tool of War. The book won the Michael L. Printz Award and was a National Book Award Finalist.

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$1.99 – $9.99

Currently on sale at $2.99 — 70% off peak. Price has dropped 10 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 244 days. Typically stays discounted for 10 days.

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Currently around #46K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller.

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Currently 4.3★ from 1,802 reviews

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