 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Paolo Bacigalupi |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Neil Swaab |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult, survival, Dystopian |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | May 1, 2010 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 326 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-05621-2 |
| OCLC | 449282270 |
| Followed by | The Drowned Cities |
Ship Breaker is a 2010 young adult novel by Paolo Bacigalupi set in a post-apocalyptic future. Human civilization is in decline for ecological reasons. The polar ice caps have melted and New Orleans is underwater. On the Gulf Coast nearby, humanity has reverted to survival mode and a small economy has grown from the scavenging of washed up oil tankers for bits of copper and other valuables.[1]
Nailer is a fifteen-year-old boy who works on the light crew. His mother died when he was a young boy and he now lives with his alcoholic and drug addicted father, Richard Lopez. After a storm, Nailer rescues Nita, the stranded daughter of a wealthy merchant, and helps her to get back home. This infuriates several parties, including Nailer's father, the local power brokers, and Nita's father's enemies, including Nita's uncle Pyce.
- ^ Bacigalupi, Paolo (3 October 2011). Ship Breaker (1st ed. Paperback ed.). Little Brown and Company. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-316-05619-9.