Best Selling Books by Paolo Bacigalupi

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A "fresh, genre-bending thriller” (Los Angeles Times) set in the near future when water is scarce and a spy, a hardened journalist and a young Texas migrant find themselves pawns in a corrupt game. "Think Chinatown meets Mad Max." NPR, All Things Considered In the near future, the Colorado River has dwindled to a trickle. Detective, assassin, and spy, Angel Velasquez “cuts” water for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, ensuring that its lush arcology developments can bloom in Las Vegas. When rumors of a game-changing water source surface in Phoenix, Angel is sent south, hunting for answers that seem to evaporate as the heat index soars and the landscape becomes more and more oppressive. There, he encounters Lucy Monroe, a hardened journalist with her own agenda, and Maria Villarosa, a young Texas migrant, who dreams of escaping north. As bodies begin to pile up, the three find themselves pawns in a game far bigger and more corrupt than they could have imagined, and when water is more valuable than gold, alliances shift like sand, and the only truth in the desert is that someone will have to bleed if anyone hopes to drink.

Winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel, a new edition of the break-out science fiction debut featuring additional stories and a Q&A with the author. Anderson Lake is AgriGen’s Calorie Man, sent to work undercover as a factory manager in Thailand while combing Bangkok’s street markets in search of foodstuffs thought to be extinct, hoping to reap the bounty of history’s lost calories. Emiko is the Windup Girl, a strange and beautiful creature. Emiko is not human; she is an engineered being, grown and programmed to satisfy the decadent whims of a Kyoto businessman, but now abandoned to the streets of Bangkok. Regarded as soulless beings by some, devils by others, New People are slaves, soldiers, and toys of the rich in this chilling near future in which calorie companies rule the world, the oil age has passed, and the side effects of bio-engineered plagues run rampant across the globe. What happens when calories become currency? What happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits and forces mankind to the cusp of post-human evolution? Bacigalupi delivers one of the most highly-acclaimed science fiction novels of the twenty-first century. In this brand new edition celebrating the book’s reception into the canon of celebrated modern science fiction, accompanying the text are two novelettes exploring the dystopian world of The Windup Girl, the Theodore Sturgeon Award-winning “The Calorie Man” and “Yellow Card Man.” Also included are course-work questions for use in the classroom, and an exclusive Q&A with the author describing his writing process, the political climate into which his debut novel was published, and the future of science fiction.

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Windup Girl and The Water Knife comes a sweeping literary historical fantasy about the young scion from a ruling-class family who faces rebellion as he ascends to power. "Steeped in poison, betrayal, and debauchery, reading Navola is like slipping into a luxurious bath full of blood." —Holly Black, #1 New York Times best-selling author “You must be as sharp as a stiletto and as subtle as a fish beneath the waters. This is what it is to be Navolese, this is what it is to be di Regulai.” In the bustling city-state of Navola, business is power, and power is everything. For generations, the di Regulai family has nurtured their merchant-banking empire. Though they claim not to be political, their staggering wealth buys cities and topples kingdoms, and no one obstructs them twice. Soon, Davico di Regulai, sole heir to the di Regulai fortune, must take his place beside his father and prove himself worthy of his name. But Davico’s heart is soft where it should be hard. He prefers sunlit hills and green-dappled forests to the shadowy plots of his family. And something else beckons him. A fossil dragon eye, an ancient relic of raw power that sits upon his father’s desk. A thing that should be dead, and yet calls to Davico with increasing hunger. As plots unfold, armies march, and assassins slip down shadowy marble halls, Davico will be tested past his limits. His survival will depend upon the powers locked within the dragon eye and upon feelings hidden deep in the heart of his beloved adoptive sister, Celia—a girl wise in the twisted ways of Navolese politics, for her own family was destroyed by them. Nearly a decade in the making, Navola is The Godfather meets Game of Thrones: the dazzling return of a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning master storyteller.

In this page-turning contemporary thriller, National Book Award Finalist, Printz Award winner, and New York Times bestselling author Paolo Bacigalupi explores the timely issue of how public information is distorted for monetary gain, and how those who exploit it must be stopped. Everything Alix knows about her life is a lie. At least that''s what a mysterious young man who''s stalking her keeps saying. But then she begins investigating the disturbing claims he makes against her father. Could her dad really be at the helm of a firm that distorts the truth and covers up wrongdoing by hugely profitable corporations that have allowed innocent victims to die? Is it possible that her father is the bad guy, and that the undeniably alluring criminal who calls himself Moses--and his radical band of teen activists--is right? Alix has to make a choice, and time is running out, but can she truly risk everything and blow the whistle on the man who loves her and raised her?

Paolo Bacigalupi''s debut collection demonstrates the power and reach of the science fiction short story. Social criticism, political parable, and environmental advocacy lie at the center of Paolo''s work. Each of the stories herein is at once a warning, and a celebration of the tragic comedy of the human experience. The eleven stories in Pump Six represent the best Paolo''s work, including the Hugo nominee "Yellow Card Man," the nebula and Hugo nominated story "The People of Sand and Slag," and the Sturgeon Award-winning story "The Calorie Man."

In a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil war, 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. A companion to the Printz Award winner and National Book Award finalist Ship Breaker.

In "The Fluted Girl," Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi weaves a tale of the freedoms and shackles of wealth and fame. Lidia is a fluted girl, one of a pair of genetically altered and surgically designed twins, intended to win the hearts and minds of all who observe her in performance. While Lidia''s patron, Madame Belari, plots to profit from Lidia''s and her sister''s debut exhibition, Lidia seeks her freedom, and will pay any price to seize it. "The Fluted Girl" was featured in Ellen Datlow''s "Year''s Best Fantasy & Horror," Seventeenth Edition; in Gardner Dozois'' "Year''s Best SF," Twenty-First Edition; and in Jonathan Strahan''s "Best SF of the Year," 2003 Edition. Reviews: "This science fantasy puts us in a decadent future world both feudal and capitalistic, in which human beings can be remade in a variety of styles, and immortality is possible at a price... Bacigalupi imagines an intricate and lush world… but perhaps the best thing about the story is that it is in no way predictable, and yet the twists he gives the reader do not jar. "The Fluted Girl" is a glorious story that will leave you hungry for more of Bacigalupi''s work." --- Tangent Online "The resulting story is a scary one, with the original premise, but also holding to a core story: what will people in power, unchallenged power, do with the tools available to them? The result is horribly erotic and immoral, but thought provoking at the same time." -- SF Signal

Set in a dark future devastated by climate change, Tool of War is the third book in a major adventure series by a bestselling and award-winning science fiction author and starring the most provocative character from the acclaimed novels Ship Breaker and The Drowned Cities. In this gripping, eerily prescient sci-fi thriller that Kirkus described as "masterful," Tool--a half-man/half-beast designed for combat--proves himself capable of so much more than his creators had ever dreamed. He has gone rogue from his pack of bioengineered "augments" and emerged a victorious leader of a pack of human soldier boys. But he is hunted relentlessly by someone determined to destroy him, who knows an alarming secret: Tool has found the way to resist his genetically ingrained impulses of submission and loyalty toward his masters... The time is coming when Tool will embark on an all-out war against those who have enslaved him. From one of science fiction''s undisputed masters comes a riveting and all-too-timely page-turner that explores the intricate relationships connecting hunter and prey, master and enslaved, human and monster. "Suzanne Collins may have put dystopian literature on the YA map with ''The Hunger Games''...but Bacigalupi is one of the genre''s masters, employing inventively terrifying details in equally imaginative story lines." --Los Angeles Times

This thrilling bestseller and National Book Award Finalist is a gritty, high-stakes adventure of a teenage boy faced with conflicting loyalties, set in a dark future America devastated by the forces of climate change. In America''s flooded Gulf Coast region, oil is scarce, but loyalty is scarcer. Grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts by crews of young people. Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or by chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it''s worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life.... In this powerful novel, Hugo and Nebula Award winning author Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a fast-paced adventure set in the vivid and raw, uncertain future of his companion novels The Drowned Cities and Tool of War. "Suzanne Collins may have put dystopian literature on the YA map with The Hunger Games...but Bacigalupi is one of the genre''s masters, employing inventively terrifying details in equally imaginative story lines." --Los Angeles Times A New York Times Bestseller A Michael L. Printz Award Winner A National Book Award Finalist A VOYA 2010 Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers Book A Rolling Stone 40 Best YA Novels Book

In “The People of Sand and Slag,” a Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated short story, Paolo Bacigalupi weaves a tale about the lives of three technologically modified guards, their barren, heavily mined landscape, and a chance encounter with a creature rare for their time period – a dog. What starts off as a hunt for an enemy ends up as a story of empathy, and what it means to be human. “The People of Sand and Slag” was nominated for the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, and the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. It was featured in Gardner Dozois’s “Year’s Best SF” Twenty-Second Edition, Jonathan Strahan’s “Best SF of the Year” 2004 Edition, and in John Joseph Adams’ “Wastelands” Anthology in 2008. Reviews: “A difficult and touching story, which steps pretty far outside the box to examine our relationship to pets, and to nature. At every stage, Bacigalupi gets it right.” --- Internet Review of Science Fiction “Bacigalupi posits a future where humanity has adapted itself to living in a hostile environment. ... There is plenty of techie stuff entwined with the premise itself to satisfy the hardest of hard sf readers, but the main attraction of this story is the faint hope that those parts of us that can accept the "other" might still exist in a world where self-preservation and survival come first.” --- Tangent Online

While practicing for their next baseball game, thirteen-year-old friends Rabi, Miguel, and Joe discover that the nefarious activities of the Delbe, Iowa, meatpacking plant have caused cows to turn into zombies.

In this page-turning contemporary thriller, National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestselling author Paolo Bacigalupi explores the timely issue of how public information is distorted for monetary gain, and how those who exploit it must be stopped. Everything Alix knows about her life is a lie. At least that''s what a mysterious young man who''s stalking her keeps saying. But then she begins investigating the disturbing claims he makes against her father. Could her dad really be at the helm of a firm that distorts the truth and covers up wrongdoing by hugely profitable corporations that have allowed innocent victims to die? Is it possible that her father is the bad guy, and that the undeniably alluring criminal who calls himself Moses--and his radical band of teen activists--is right? Alix has to make a choice, and time is running out, but can she truly risk everything and blow the whistle on the man who loves her and raised her?

In this Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated short story, a Laotian journalist, Ong, tries to succeed in an American news agency where glamorous “click-bait” stories drive revenue, and in-depth news stories are a dying breed. As Ong struggles to survive in the newsroom, he must choose whether he will pursue clicks and success, or stay true to his ideals, and risk everything because of it. “The Gambler” was nominated for the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, and the 2009 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. It was featured in Gardner Dozois’s “Year’s Best SF” Twenty-Sixth Edition, Jonathan Strahan’s “Best SF of the Year” Volume 3, and originally published in Pyr’s Fast Forward 2 Anthology. Reviews: “The stories he [Paolo] chooses to write are those that make an easy extrapolation of the present into the near future, but with an immediacy and richness of detail that shows the reader just how close we are to seeing this come to pass. The world of The Gambler isn’t as dystopian as what we normally get from him, but his protagonist still serves a similar function as a lone voice of reason in a future you would not prefer but which seems somehow inevitable. There may be some analogy there with the author himself, but either way this is a nicely done story.” --- Mataglap SF “…The story … wisely spends its time deepening Ong’s quiet but firm sincerity. The end of the “The Gambler” is probably the most touching thing Bacigalupi has yet written: what Ong gambles on is human nature, and Bacigalupi makes us want him to win.” ---Torque Control

WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST COLLECTION From award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell comes a fantasy novel told in four parts about a land crippled by the use of magic, and a tyrant who is trying to rebuild an empire—unless the people find a way to resist. Khaim, The Blue City, is the last remaining city in a crumbled empire that overly relied upon magic until it became toxic. It is run by a tyrant known as The Jolly Mayor and his devious right hand, the last archmage in the world. Together they try to collect all the magic for themselves so they can control the citizens of the city. But when their decadence reaches new heights and begins to destroy the environment, the people stage an uprising to stop them. In four interrelated parts, The Tangled Lands is an evocative and epic story of resistance and heroic sacrifice in the twisted remains surrounding the last great city of Khaim. Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell have created a fantasy for our times about a decadent and rotting empire facing environmental collapse from within—and yet hope emerges from unlikely places with women warriors and alchemical solutions.

FEATURING KELLY LINK * HOLLY BLACK * KEN LIU * USMAN T. MALIK * LAUREN BEUKES * PAOLO BACIGALUPI * JOE ABERCROMBIE * GENEVIEVE VALENTINE * NICOLA GRIFFITH * CAITLÍN R. KIERNAN * GREG EGAN * K. J. PARKER * RACHEL SWIRSKY * ALICE SOLA KIM * GARTH NIX * KARL SCHROEDER * ELLEN KLAGES * KAI ASHANTE WILSON * MICHAEL SWANWICK * ELEANOR ARNASON * JAMES PATRICK KELLY * IAN MCDONALD * AMAL EL-MOHTAR * TIM MAUGHAN * ELIZABETH BEAR * THEODORA GOSS * PETER WATTS Science fiction and fantasy has never been more diverse or vibrant, and 2014 has provided a bountiful crop of extraordinary stories. These stories are about the future, worlds beyond our own, the realms of our imaginations and dreams but, more importantly, they are the stories of ourselves. Featuring best-selling writers and emerging talents, here are some of the most exciting genre writers working today. Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan once again brings you the best stories from the past year. Within you will find twenty-eight amazing tales from authors across the globe, displaying why science fiction and fantasy are genres increasingly relevant to our turbulent world.

A mutant baby goes on a rampage through Central Park. An immigrant reveals secrets in the folds of a perfect gift. Lucky Cats extend their virtual paws to salute a generous revolution. The Internet invades a third-world village. The premier speculative-fiction magazine Fantasy & Science Fiction continues to discover and showcase many of the most inventive authors writing in any genre. Now drawing even more deeply upon F&SF’s impressive history, this extraordinary companion anthology expands upon sixty-five years’ worth of top-notch storytelling. The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume Two is a star-studded tribute to the continuing vision of F&SF.

Offers a collection of short stories about post-apocalyptic survival from such authors as Kage Baker, Cory Doctorow, Paul Tremblay, and Blake Butler.

FEATURING Paolo Bacigalupi • Elizabeth Bear • Greg Bear • Jeffrey Ford • Neil Gaiman • Nalo Hopkinson • Nisi Shawl • Simon Ings • Gwyneth Jones • Caitlin R. Kiernan • Anne Leckie • Kelly Link • Usman T. Malik • Ian McDonald • Vonda McIntrye • Sam J. Miller • Tamsyn Muir • Robert Reed • Alastair Reynolds • Kim Stanley Robinson • Kelly Robson • Geoff Ryman • Nike Sulway • Catherynne Valente • Genevieve Valentine • Kai Ashante Wilson • Alyssa Wong Jonathan Strahan, the award-winning and much lauded editor of many of genre’s best known anthologies is back with his 10th volume in this fascinating series, featuring the best science fiction and fantasy from 2015. With established names and new talent this diverse and ground-breaking collection will take the reader to the outer-reaches of space and the inner realms of humanity with stories of fantastical worlds and worlds that may still come to pass.

ITS THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT... For decades, the apocalypse and its aftermath have yielded some of the most exciting short stories of all time. From David Brin''s seminal The Postman to Hugh Howey''s Deep Blood Kettle and Tananarive Due''s prescient Patient Zero, the end of the world continues to thrill. This companion volume to the critically acclaimed WASTELANDS offers thirty of the finest examples of post-apocalyptic short fiction, with works by: Ann Aguirre Megan Arkenberg Paolo Bacigalupi Christopher Barzak Lauren Beukes David Brin Orson Scott Card Junot Díaz Cory Doctorow Tananarive Due Toiya Kristen Finley Milo Joe R. Lansdale George R. R. Martin Jack McDevitt Seanan McGuire Maureen F. McHugh D. Thomas Minton Rudy Rucker & Bruce Sterling Ramsey Shehadeh Robert Silverberg Award-winning editor John Joseph Adams has once again assembled a who’s who of short fiction, and the result is nothing short of mind-blowing. --- PRAISE FOR WASTELANDS: Everything that is best about the trope, from bleak, empty worlds to beacons of hope. - Booklist. The best anthology of any kind I have read to date. - Grasping for the Wind. A great collection that gets my highest recommendation.- Bookgasm

This is a collection of inspiring, funny, dark, mysterious, tragic, romantic, dramatic, upbeat and fantastical short stories. These 24 stories are written by a variety of authors with the aim to inspire readers with positive visions of what a sustainable society might look like and how we might get there. The stories are diverse in style, ranging from whodunnits to sci-fi, romance to family drama, comedy to tragedy, and cover a range of solution types from high-tech to nature-based solutions, to more systemic aspects relating to our culture and political economy.

Die Zukunft, wie sie sein könnte Bangkok in naher Zukunft: Klimawandel und die Profitgier der internationalen Großunternehmen haben die Welt, wie wir sie kennen, für immer zerstört. Künstlich generierte Krankheiten, Bioterrorismus und Hungersnöte gehören zum Alltag, die Lebensmittelkonzerne beherrschen die globale Marktwirtschaft. Anderson Lake, Mitarbeiter der Firma AgriGen, versucht, Zugang zu thailändischen Genlaboratorien zu bekommen – weltweit die einzigen, die noch Stammkulturen unverseuchten Getreidesamens besitzen. Doch Thailands Regierung setzt alles daran, das Eindringen der westlichen Konzerne in ihr Land zu verhindern ...

Rabi, Miguel et Joe jouent près de l’abattoir de la ville. Il s’en dégage une terrible puanteur. Les adolescents mènent l’enquête et découvrent que l’alimentation toxique des vaches les transforme en zombies ! Les fast-foods de la région regorgent de burgers contaminés...

Ein religiöser Führer existiert nur noch als digitale Kopie, ein Flüchtling kämpft ums Überleben, und ein Journalist wird mit einem völlig neuen Paradigma der Berichterstattung konfrontiert ... In einer global vernetzten Welt sind die Folgen politischer Entscheidungen, ob sie nun in New York oder Bangkok gefällt werden, in allen Gesellschaftsschichten spürbar. Überkommene Traditionen werden infrage gestellt, Lebens- und Arbeitsverhältnisse neu definiert. Auch wenn wir uns darüber nicht immer im Klaren sind die Zukunft hat uns längst eingeholt. Und Paolo Bacigalupi erzählt aus dieser Welt von Morgen. - "Die Tasche voller Dharma" ("Pocketful of Dharma" / Fantasy & SF, Februar 1999) - "Das Flötenmädchen" ("The Fluted Girl" / Fantasy & SF, Juni 2003) - "Der Pascho" ("The Pasho" / Asimov''s, September 2004) - "Der Kalorienmann" ("The Calorie Man" / Fantasy & SF, Oktober/November 2005) - "Yellow Cards" ("Yellow Card Man" / Asimov''s, Dezember 2006) - "Der Spieler" ("The Gambler" / Fast Forward 2, 2008) Die Novelle "Yellow Cards" wurde für den "Nebula Award" nominiert, die Novelle "Der Kalorienmann" mit dem "Sturgeon Award" ausgezeichnet beide spielen vor demselben Hintergrund wie Bacigalupis Roman Biokrieg. Die Erzählung "Der Spieler" wurde für den "Hugo Award" und den "Nebula Award" nominiert, und der Sammelband Pump Six and Other Stories, dem die meisten der vorliegenden Texte entnommen sind, wurde mit dem "Locus Award" ausgezeichnet.

Una escalofriante aventura futurista que arroja nueva luz a nuestra forma de vivir, Cuchillo de agua es la primera novela adulta de Paolo Bacigalupi después de la aclamadísima, multipremiada e internacionalmente exitosa La chica mecánica. LÉELA ANTES DE QUE LA REALIDAD SUPERE LA FICCIÓN. Cuando el río Colorado se seca, el sur de Estados Unidos se convierte en el escenario desértico de una guerra por el agua. En un futuro no muy lejano, tras siglos de sobreexplotación, el río Colorado está secándose. La catástrofe obliga a miles de ciudadanos a emigrar a zonas más fértiles de Estados Unidos, pero los estados deciden construir barreras para impedir la marea de refugiados que se les viene encima. A medida que la sequía se extiende y se prolonga, el campo y las ciudades se convierten en páramos sin ley, presas de especuladores que empiezan a comerciar con la desesperación de los seres humanos. En medio de esta desalmada guerra por el agua, el mercenario Angel Velasquez está al servicio de un poderoso cártel que busca nuevos acuíferos. Siguiendo su cometido se cruza con la curtida periodista Lucy Monroe, quien conoce de primera mano el peligro de saber demasiado, y con la joven Maria, hija de un inmigrante mexicano que sueña con escaparse al norte, donde dicen que la tierra sigue poblada de lagos y aún cae agua del cielo. Con la ciudad de Phoenix viniéndose abajo, no queda más remedio que depender los unos de los otros para sobrevivir. Aun así, en un escenario donde el agua vale más que el oro, las alianzas resultan tan movedizas como la arena. La opinión de la crítica: «Épico... Visionario.» Publishers Weekly «Un thriller espectacular, brillantemente imaginado y escrito, que te hará reflexionar mientras lo devoras.» Lee Child «Una mezcla entre Chinatown y Mad Max.» NPR «Un thriller que va más allá del género... Bacigalupi entreteje acción trepidante con temas de actualidad.» Los Ángeles Times «Las páginas se pasan prácticamente solas en una trama tensa, llena de traiciones y dobles traiciones, a la que unos personajes fascinantes añaden mayor profundidad.» Library Journal «Bacigalupi imagina con gran realismo los aterradores detalles de cómo el mundo podría sufrir una sequía de dimensiones catastróficas.» Kirkus Reviews «El apocalipsis que imagina Bacigalupi te hará reflexionar como ningún otro.» The Wall Street Journal

La sublime Emiko n’est pas humaine. C’est une créature artificielle, élevée en crèche etprogrammée pour satisfaire les caprices décadents d’un homme d’affaires de Kyoto. Êtressans âme pour certains, démons pour d’autres, les automates sont esclaves, soldats ou jouetspour les plus riches, en ce XXIe siècle d’après le grand krach énergétique, alors que les effetssecondaires des pestes génétiquement modifiées ravagent la Terre et que les producteurs decalories dirigent le monde. Qu’arrive-t-il quand l’énergie devient monnaie ? Quand lebioterrorisme est outil de profit ? Et que les dérives génétiques font basculer le monde dansl’évolution posthumaine ? Dans ce premier roman récompensé par quatre prix, Hugo, Campbell, Nebula et Locus 2010,Paolo Bacigalupi développe, avec une approche à la William Gibson, une anticipationgéopolitique des plus réalistes.

Ein junger Held, eine gefährliche Welt und ein unvergessliches Abenteuer Amerika in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft: Die letzten Ölquellen sind versiegt, der Meeresspiegel ist stark angestiegen, und das Land wird beinahe täglich von verheerendenUnwettern heimgesucht. In dieser Welt sind die Wracks der großen Tanker, die entlang der Golfküste stranden, die Lebensgrundlage für Nailer und seine Freunde. Sie kriechen in das Innere der Schiffe und suchen nach Kupfer und anderen wertvollen Materialien. Es ist ein harter Job, bei dem niemand auf den anderen Rücksicht nimmt und jeder versucht, der Schnellste zu sein. Eines Tages erreicht Nailer als Erster einen nach einem Hurrikan gekenterten Klipper – ein Glücksfall, der ihn auf einen Schlag aus der Armut befreien könnte. Aber im Bauch des Schiffs ist ein Mädchen gefangen. Und Nailer steht vor einer folgenschweren Entscheidung – denn wenn er das Mädchen rettet, ist der wertvolle Fund für ihn verloren ...

« La vérité existe, Alix. Nous devons simplement la traquer. Une partie d’elle est sous nos yeux. Si tu crois vraiment que ton père est si innocent, alors tu n’as qu’à nous aider à hacker la Fabrique de Doute pour le confirmer. La mort de ma famille n’est pas de ta faute. Mais le prochain à mourir, par contre ? Celui-là, oui. Parce que maintenant tu sais que quelque chose ne va pas, et que tu ne fais rien. » Un vrai roman d’action, d’amour et d’intrigues, qui vous inoculera une allergie éthique aigüe à la culture de consommation. Si vous n’avez jamais regardé de travers une ordonnance avant de lire cette histoire, maintenant vous le ferez !

Nominées ou lauréates des plus grands prix, ces dix nouvelles ont fait la notoriété de Paolo Bacigalupi et posé le saisissant univers postpétrole de ses fictions ainsi que les thèmes sociaux, politiques et environnementaux chers à l’une des voix les plus puissantes de la sciencefiction contemporaine.

Guerrier mi-homme mi-bête, Tool a été créé pour le combat dans un futur dévasté par le changement climatique et les conflits. Échappant aux impulsions de soumission génétiquement implantées, pourchassé avec acharnement, il a quitté sa meute d''esclaves de guerre modifiés pour devenir le leader d''une bande d''enfants-soldats. Mais le temps est venu de se révolter contre ceux qui l''ont asservi.

Fin du XXIe siècle, ère post-pétrole, les États-Unis sombrent dans le tiers-monde. Dans un bidonville côtier de Louisiane, Nailer, un jeune ferrailleur, dépouille avec d’autres adolescents les carcasses de vieux pétroliers pour récupérer des métaux qu’ils revendent pour survivre. Mais un jour, il découvre un voilier naufragé ultramoderne qui renferme des richesses phénoménales et une belle jeune fille en très mauvaise posture. Nailer va-t-il la sacrifier pour partager le trésor avec les siens, ou la sauver et vivre les aventures maritimes dont il rêve depuis toujours ?

Dans une Amérique en plein chaos, où la guerre est omniprésente et les enfants transformés en machines à tuer, deux orphelins vivent à l’écart d’un village, protégés des maltraitances par leur amitié et le vieux médecin qui les a recueillis. Au cours d’une exploration, ils rencontrent Tool, un homme génétiquement modifié pour la guerre, mercenaire aujourd’hui fugitif réfugié dans la jungle. Avec lui, nos deux jeunes héros vont être placés devant un choix crucial, un choix qui va transformer leur destin : se sauver soi-même, ou sauver la vie de celui qui a sauvé la vôtre ? Un choix qui va emporter nos héros dans une puissante histoire de loyauté, de survie, et finalement, d’espoir.

Das Wasser wird knapp: ein düsterer, actiongeladener Blick auf die Apokalypse Der US-amerikanische Südwesten kämpft erbittert um die letzten Wasserreserven und die Rechte am Colorado River. Das Gebiet wird von heftigen Sandstürmen heimgesucht, ganze Millionenstädte verelenden. Wer es sich leisten kann, wohnt in luxuriösen Arkologien, jeder andere ist Hitze, Staub und Nahrungsknappheit ausgesetzt. Kriminalität und Korruption greifen um sich. Angel Velasquez gehört zu einem Spezialeinsatzkommando der Wasserbehörde von Nevada, das die Reservoirs des Bundesstaates verteidigt und notfalls auch mit illegalen Methoden erweitert. Als das Gerücht aufkommt, dass in Phoenix eine neue Wasserquelle aufgetaucht ist, wird er dort hingeschickt, um zu ermitteln. Dabei trifft er die Journalistin Lucy Monroe, die der Quelle ebenfalls auf der Spur ist. Die beiden werden in einen Strudel aus Verrat und Gewalt hineingezogen, und Angel steht plötzlich im Fadenkreuz seiner eigenen Leute.

Num futuro árido e tumultuado, em que a água ganhou o status de commodity mais valiosa, o direito de uso das fontes e dos rios é alvo de disputas ferrenhas. Uma guerra entre governos, órgãos públicos e empresários, na qual vale tudo. Enquanto advogados e burocratas armam-se com infinitos processos judiciais, mercenários e militares subjugam proprietários de terra, implodem estações de tratamento e interrompem o abastecimento de regiões inteiras. Nesse cenário surge Angel, um faca de água, um dos muitos mercenários com a missão de cortar e desviar o fornecimento de água a mando de quem paga mais. Lucy é uma jornalista premiada que decidiu revelar para o mundo a realidade da Grande Seca. Maria é uma jovem cuja vida foi destruída pelos efeitos das mudanças climáticas. Quando o direito de usar a água significa dinheiro para alguns e sobrevivência para outros, o que esses três personagens não sabem é que seu encontro é um marco que poderá mudar tudo. Um novo fiel da balança que sempre pendeu para o mesmo lado. Futurista, mas nada improvável, Faca de água é um thriller que perpassa por questões econômicas, ambientais e éticas numa narrativa que extrapola o gênero, daquelas que se lê de uma tacada só e depois leva-se um longo tempo assimilando. “Um pouco de Laranja mecânica com o melhor de William Gibson.” Los Angeles Times “Perturbadoramente plausível.” Kirkus Reviews

La chica mecánica de Paolo Bacigalupi es la novela que ha renovado el género de la ciencia ficción de los últimos años. Bienvenidos al siglo XXII Anderson Lake es el hombre de confianza de AgriGen en Tailandia, un reino cerrado a los extranjeros para proteger sus preciadas reservas ecológicas. Su empleo como director de una fábrica es en realidad una tapadera. Anderson peina los puestos callejeros de Bangkok en busca del botín más preciado para sus amos: los alimentos que la humanidad creía extinguidos. Entonces encuentra a Emiko... Emiko es una «chica mecánica», el último eslabón de la ingeniería genética. Como los demás neoseres a cuya raza pertenece, fue diseñada para servir. Acusados por unos de carecer de alma, por otros de ser demonios encarnados, los neoseres son esclavos, soldados o, en el caso de Emiko, juguetes sexuales para satisfacer a los poderosos en un futuro inquietantemente cercano... ...donde las personas nuevamente han de recordar qué es lo que las hace humanas. Premio Hugo a la mejor novela 2009 Premio Nébula a la mejor novela 2010 Premio Compton Crook 2010 Premio John W. Campbell Memorial 2010 Premio Seiun 2012 y Grand Prix de l''Imaginaire 2014 Reseñas: «Una novela perturbadora. Una novela aterradora. Una novela hermosa, absorbente, que emociona. Y también una novela que abre una puerta a la esperanza.» SFSignal « La chica mecánica es el primer libro que leo en veinte años que me lleva a un mundo en el que nunca había estado.» Comentario de un lector en Amazon.com «Sin la menor duda, una de las mejores de ciencia ficción del año.» Publishers Weekly «Bacigalupi es un digno sucesor de William Gibson: esto es ciberpunk sin ordenadores.» Time Magazine, «Los mejores libros de 2009» «Los lectores de ciencia ficción reconocerán muchas de las influencias de esta excelente novela: J.G. Ballard, Philip K. Dick, William Gibson. Sin duda, Paolo Bacigalupi es un escritor al que habrá que estar atento en el futuro. Pero no esperen tanto, y disfruten ya de los oscuros y complejos placeres de La chica mecánica.» The Washington Post «Con algo que nos recuerda al Blade Runner de Philip K. Dick, Paolo Bacigalupi ha imaginado todo un mundo nuevo. La chica mecánica es ciencia ficción con mensaje ecológico, sin que ese mensaje infiera en una historia que de por sí atrapa.» Sacramento Book Review

Jede Zukunft beginnt mit einer scheinbar unlösbaren Frage ... Unsere Welt ist nicht mehr dieselbe. Nach der Klimakatastrophe und dem Anstieg des Meeresspiegels sind zahlreiche Küstenregionen überflutet. Rohstoffmangel, genetische Manipulationen und politische Wirren haben ihr Übriges getan, um die Welt ins Chaos zu stürzen. Die beiden Kinder Mahlia und Mouse sind Flüchtlinge, die das Gebiet der Versunkenen Städte verlassen wollen - die Gegend, die früher einmal Washington DC genannt wurde. Im angrenzenden Dschungel treffen sie auf einen schwer verletzten Halbmenschen und wollen ihm helfen, als sie von einem Trupp Kindersoldaten entdeckt und voneinander getrennt werden. Auf einmal steht Mahlia vor der schwersten Entscheidung ihres Lebens: Soll sie alles für ihren Freund riskieren? Oder soll sie nach dem einen Ort suchen, an dem Frieden und Freiheit noch möglich zu sein scheinen ... Paolo Bacigalupi ist bereits als Kurzgeschichtenautor in Erscheinung getreten, bevor er mit ''Biokrieg'' seinen preisgekrönten Debütroman veröffentlichte. Das Time Magazine wählte ''Biokrieg'' promt in die Top Ten der besten Romane des Jahres 2010, Bacigalupi gewann im selben Jahr den Hugo und den Nebula Award. Auch für seine Kurzgeschichten erhielt Paolo Bacigalupi schon mehrere Auszeichnungen. Er lebt mit seiner Frau und seinem Sohn in West Colorado.

Traditional Chinese edition of The Water Knife, a novel by Paolo Bacigalupi, author of The Windup Girl, a 2010 Nebula Award and a 2010 Hugo Award winner.