Tool of War

By Paolo Bacigalupi

Part of the Ship Breaker series

A rogue warrior defies his creators, igniting a battle for freedom in a dystopian future.

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336 pages· 77,170 words· Est. 7 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

In a climate-ravaged future, Tool, a half-man/half-beast engineered for war, breaks free from his creators' control. Leading a band of human soldiers, he faces relentless pursuit by those who know his secret: Tool can resist his programmed loyalty. As tensions rise, Tool prepares for a war against his oppressors, challenging the boundaries between master and monster. Will he succeed in his quest for freedom, or will his hunters destroy him first? Dive into this thrilling sci-fi adventure where survival hinges on defiance and courage.

From the publisher

This third book in a major series by a bestselling science fiction author, Printz Award winner, and National Book Award finalist is the gripping story of the most provocative character from his acclaimed novels Ship Breaker and The Drowned Cities. Tool, a half-man/half-beast designed for combat, is 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 page-turner that pulls no punches. “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

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