What happens when bioterrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bioterrorism forces humanity to the cusp of post-human evolution? Paolo Bacigalupi returns to the world of 'The Calorie Man' and 'Yellow Card Man' in order to address these questions.

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 of 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." The title story is original to this...

Nailer works the light crew, searching broken ships for copper wiring. When an accident leads Nailer to discover an exquisite clipper ship beached during a hurricane, and the lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl, Nailer finds himself at a crossroads. Should he strip the ship and live a life of luxury or rescue the girl.

Award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set in a vivid and raw, uncertain future.

From the international bestselling author of the Hugo and Nebula award-winning The Windup Girl, comes an electrifying thriller set in a world on the edge of collapse

V budoucím světě deptaném změnami klimatu a suchem se i sníh z hor mění v déšť a déšť se vypařuje dřív, než dopadne na zem. V rozpadajících se Spojených státech spolu města Phoenix a Las Vegas vedou boj o tenčící se podíl na vodě z řeky Colorado. Ve Vegas působí legendární bojovníci, kterým se říká „vodní nože“ – asasíni, teroristé a špehové starající se o ochranu lasvegaských zásob vody a taky o to, aby to s Phoenixem dopadlo bídně. Když se vynoří zprávy o zdroji vody, který by zcela změnil situaci, vyšle Las Vegas svého...