![]() It should come as no surprise to anyone that Bacigalupi’s bleak future has a strong environmental bent, filtered through the lens of a very plausible future. When you dig deep enough to the core, it’s possible to sum up The Water Knife in a single chilling sentence: “Some people had to bleed so other people could drink.” It’s a harsh landscape of dust and grime and blood, where the poor will do anything to scoop up a tiny sip of muddy water and the rich lounge next to their water fountains and sit in air-conditioned coffee shops. The federal government still exists, but is unable to control the feuding states from tearing each other’s throats out. The American Southwest is parched dry, the bickering states of Nevada, California and Arizona all fighting for the dwindling commodity that is the Colorado River. ![]() ![]() In the future portrayed in The Water Knife (2015), there’s only one form of currency that really matters: water. ![]() According to Paolo Bacigalupi, the future is right around the corner, and there’s very little left to distribute at all. An advanced-reader copy of The Water Knife was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Īccording to William Gibson, the future is already here. ![]()
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