In an american southwest devastated by severe drought, angel velasquez is a water knife for one of the most powerful people in the region. This study guide refers to the kindle edition of the water knife, published may 26, 2015. In phoenix, the chinese have built the taiyang arcology, but most people are out of water and out of luck. The water knife by paolo bacigalupi, narrated by almarie guerra.
Paolo bacigalupis second novel for adults takes us to a phoenix that is derelict, povertyridden and lawless, a place where most of the. Users who like the water knife by paolo bacigalupi, narrated by almarie guerra. From the international bestselling author of the hugo and nebula awardwinning the windup girl, comes an electrifying thriller set. The water knife by the reliable paolo bacigalupi is a story of a nearfuture america suffering through the destruction of the american southwest due to water shortages. Water is penetrated and misused by enterprises, controlled by individuals like catherine vegas the ruler of the colorado through her water cut angel velasquez, and appreciated by a couple of rich individuals in encased arcologies while the frantic poor must effectively get a drink, not to mention a shower. Bacigalupi serves up something here that isnt exactly apocalyptic, but is more frightening in that you can see clearly how it could be the near future. The water knife audiobook by paolo bacigalupi online. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. The water knife is a 2015 science fiction novel by paolo bacigalupi. In his sixth novel, bacigalupi the doubt factory, 2014, etc. Reviewer jason heller says bacigalupi keeps the plot taut.
Paolo bacigalupi the water knife audiobook free audiobooks. Water is power in the near future, the colorado river has dwindled to a trickle. It takes place in the near future, where drought brought on by climate change has devastated the southwestern united states. A las vegas water knife, angel cuts water for his boss, catherine case, ensuring that her lush, luxurious arcology developments can bloom in the desert, so the rich can stay wet while the poor. Detective, assassin, and spy, angel velasquez cuts.
The nearfuture depicted in the water knife is disturbing and disorienting in its familiarity. The water knife pioneerland library system overdrive. The water knife by paolo bacigalupi, paperback barnes. Water has the significance oil has in our ebb and flow economy. The water knife audiobook paolo bacigalupi audible. Written by paolo bacigalupi, audiobook narrated by almarie guerra. Paolo bacigalupi, author of the water knife, says science fiction lets us explore risk and accidental futures like a drought dystopia. A las vegas water knife, angel cuts water for his boss, catherine case, ensuring that her lush, luxurious arcology developments can bloom in the desert, so the rich can stay wet, while the poor get nothing but dust. If i could put my finger on the moment we genuinely fucked ourselves, it was the moment we decided that data was something you could use words like believe or disbelieve around. The water knife is an noirtinged, apocalyptic vision of the nearfuture. May 28, 2015 the water knife cuts deep equal parts thriller and alarm call, paolo bacigalupis new novel depicts a future america ravaged by drought. Though i enjoyed the ride, i only wish it moved me a little further downstream. Users who reposted the water knife by paolo bacigalupi, narrated by almarie guerra. May 26, 2015 in his sixth novel, bacigalupi the doubt factory, 2014, etc.
This also makes the audiobook of the water knife worth experiencing, as narrator almarie guerra delivers a performance filled with a great variety of accents and voices, and its one of the best ive ever heard. The city of phoenix in the water knife is a grim place. Review, best books of 2015 npr book concierge, best books of 2015 kansas city star, best fiction of 2015 paste magazine, best fiction of 2015 a fresh, genrebending thriller. The water knife king county library system overdrive. For starters, this book is not about a magical knife made of water. It is bacigalupis sixth novel, and is based on his short story, the tamarisk hunters, first published in the environmental journal high country news. This is the first book by paolo bacigalupi ive ever read, but if this is the kind of originality and wellrounded quality i can. What will the world be like, and how will we live in it. The water knife by paolo bacigalupi, narrated by almarie guerra by. When rumors of a gamechanging water source surface in droughtravaged phoenix, angel is. The water knife is and engaging and entertaining read, even informative in that it presents a vision of something that is nearly possible in our lifetime. Detective, assassin, and spy, angel velasquez cuts water for the southern.
Unlike the beautifully written windup girls prose, this novel is written much more as a gritty, crunchy crime drama. The water knife is the dark, actionpacked story of a hired gun getting tangled up with a scrappy young girl and a semiidealistic journalist in the catastrophically waterstarved american. Oct 27, 2015 a las vegas water knife, angel cuts water for his boss, catherine case, ensuring that her lush, luxurious arcology developments can bloom in the desert, so the rich can stay wet while the poor. Angel is one of the best, in the employ of the sharp female administrator of las vegass water authority, catherine case. The good old usa is suffering from a distinct lack of rain, so much so that the southern states, texas and new mexico are all but abandoned, the texans are struggling to. Listen to your favorite audio books online absolutely free. Last, we come upon maria villarosa, one of the proles struggling to make it from day to day. The water knife the free library of philadelphia overdrive.
The water knife by paolo bacigalupi is a fictitious story set, say. With the death toll rising, will the companies come to a settlement to divy up the water. Author paolo bacigalupi proves himself as a master of world building by creating a distinct sense of place that feels completely plausible. Into the fray steps las vegas water knife angel velasquez. Water is power in the near future, the colorado river has dwindled to a. The water knife is a euphemism for an enforcer of water rights and a hunter of anyone trying to access water without legal authority. Jun 18, 2015 in phoenix, the chinese have built the taiyang arcology, but most people are out of water and out of luck. The water knife green mountain library consortium overdrive. Next is lucy monroe, a freelance internet journalist chronicling the slow demise of phoenix, arizona. Angel velasquez is a water knife, a sort of mercenary factotum, whose job is. Read the water knife by paolo bacigalupi available from rakuten kobo.
The draining of the aquifers, combined with the lack of snowmelt from the rockies, leaves california, nevada, arizona. Written by paolo bacigalupi, narrated by almarie guerra in the american southwest, the states of nevada, arizona, and california are. Jan 21, 2016 for starters, this book is not about a magical knife made of water which is, yes, sadly, what i thought this book was about upon first glance. The water knife is splendid nearfuture fiction, a compelling thrillerand inordinately fun. For starters, this book is not about a magical knife made of water which is, yes, sadly, what i thought this book was about upon first glance. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The water knife cuts deep equal parts thriller and alarm call, paolo bacigalupis new novel depicts a future america ravaged by drought. At the beginning of the novel, angel had been sent out to phoenix metro, arizona, by his boss catherine instance to explore some strange cases in the city. Water is more precious than gold in the american southwest. And then the water ran out, and they fell back, realizing too late that their prosperity was borrowed, and there would be no more coming. Angel velasquez is the water knife of the novels title. Jun 08, 2015 water is power paolo bacigalupi, new york times bestselling author of the windup girl and national book award finalist, delivers a nearfuture thriller that casts new light on how we live todayand what may be in store for us tomorrow.
Buy the water knife digital original by bacigalupi, paolo isbn. Bacigalupis characters are engagingly unpredictable, and his story blasts along like a twinbattery tesla. Paolo bacigalupi 2012 the drowned cities swanson audiobook duration. Into the fray steps angel velasquez, detective, leg breaker, assassin, and spy. Apr 05, 2016 i was eager to read this book, about a struggle for water in a droughtstruck arizona, and for the most part i enjoyed it very much. He worked as an undercover agent for the state of nevada, infiltrating and screwing up the water supplies of rival states. The water knife takes place in a nearfuture united states, where the southwestern states compete with each other for access to a reliable water supply during a period of extended and disastrous drought. Im living in the fourth year of the california dry spell, so to me paolo bacigalupis scifi thriller the water knife paints a very plausible photo of an american southwest achieved by environmental change. Written by paolo bacigalupi, narrated by almarie guerra in the american southwest, the states of nevada, arizona, and california are battling over a dwindling water supply caused by climate change, population pressure, and brazen political brokering.
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Angel velasquez, one of the books three protagonists, is an exprison inmate smart, ruthless, a water knife who works for catherine case, cutting other peoples water supplies. The water knife front range downloadable library overdrive. Novels, history, scifi, business, fantasy, bestesellers, business, fictions audiobook download. If i could put my finger on the moment we genuinely fuck. I liked the water knife, but it doesnt quite reach the same heights as the older novel. A las vegas water knife, angel cuts water for his boss, catherine case, ensuring that her lush, luxurious arcology developments can bloom in the desert, so the rich can stay wet while the poor get nothing but dust. When rumors of a gamechanging water source surface in droughtravaged phoenix, angel is sent to investigate. The water knife hardcover tattered cover book store.