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The Drowned Cities

Paolo Bacigalupi (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesShip Breaker #2
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.91

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Hero archetypes

OrphanProtective Hero

Synopsis

In a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil wars, orphans Mahlia and Mouse barely escape the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities, but their fragile safety is soon threatened and Mahlia will have to risk everything if she is to save Mouse, as he once saved her.

Tags

DystopianPost-ApocalypticMilitary FictionScience Fiction