The Water Knife

The Water Knife
AuthorPaolo Bacigalupi
Cover artistOliver Munday[1]
LanguageEnglish
Subject
Genre
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
Publication date
26 May 2015
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages371[2]
ISBN978-0-385-35287-1
OCLC900869568
813.6
Websitewindupstories.com/books/water-knife/

The Water Knife is a 2015 science fiction novel by Paolo Bacigalupi. It is Bacigalupi's sixth novel, and is based on his short story, The Tamarisk Hunter, first published in the news magazine High Country News. It takes place in the near future, where drought brought on by climate change has devastated the Southwestern United States.[3]

  1. ^ Bacigalupi, Paolo (2015). The Water Knife. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-385-35287-1.
  2. ^ The Water Knife. WorldCat. OCLC 900869568.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Denise (21 May 2015). "Review Amid a real drought, thriller 'Water Knife' cuts to the quick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 July 2015.