The Drowned Cities
| Company type | Novel |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Paolo Bacigalupi |
| Products | Young adult novel |
The Drowned Cities is a young adult novel authored by Paolo Bacigalupi and published in 2012, portraying a future shaped by post-apocalyptic events. It acts as a continuation of the story begun in Ship Breaker.
Reception
Critic Adi Robertson from The Verge offered significant commentary on The Drowned Cities, describing it as "among the most intense works of YA fiction in recent times." Robertson emphasized the novel’s authentic depiction of a post-apocalyptic world and its thematic focus on the corrupting influence of power, while also noting the story’s ultimately "somewhat hopeful" tone.