Description
In a drought-stricken American Southwest where water has become more precious than gold, three unlikely allies find themselves caught in a deadly game of power and survival. Angel Velasquez, a ruthless "water knife" for a Las Vegas mogul, is sent to Phoenix to investigate rumors of a game-changing water source—only to collide with Lucy Monroe, a cynical journalist, and Maria Villarosa, a resourceful young refugee fighting to survive in a city that rejects her. As bodies pile up and bullets fly, the three must navigate a landscape where state governments wage war over the Colorado River's dwindling flow, corporate interests trump human lives, and alliances crumble as quickly as the desert itself. Paolo Bacigalupi, the acclaimed author of The Windup Girl, brings his signature blend of speculative worldbuilding and visceral storytelling to this gripping thriller, exploring themes of resource scarcity, inequality, and the moral compromises we make in a world of desperation. In a future where survival depends on who controls the water, these three strangers discover that their only hope lies in trusting each other—even as the powerful forces hunting them threaten to wash them all away.
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paperback
Knopf
Published Jan 1, 2015
386 pages
ISBN: 9780385352871
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First Published
2015
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi.