The Windup Girl
What happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when this forces humanity to the cusp of post-human evolution? This is a tale of Bangkok struggling for survival in a post-oil era of rising sea levels and out-of-control mutation.
- Publisher
- Orbit
- ISBN-13
- 9780748127146
- Topics
- Bio-terrorism and corporate powerClimate change and rising sea levelsPost-human evolutionGenetic engineeringDystopian survival
Awards
- Hugo Award for Best NovelWon(2010)
- Nebula Award for Best NovelWon(2009)
- BSFA Award for Best NovelShortlisted(2010)
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelShortlisted(2010)
Other awarded books from Paolo Bacigalupi
- Ship Breaker (2011)1 win · 11 score
- The Doubt Factory (2014)0 wins · 2 score
- The Drowned Cities (2012)0 wins · 2 score
- The Water Knife (2015)0 wins · 2 score
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