The Water Knife

The Water Knife
Author	Paolo Bacigalupi
Cover artist	Oliver Munday
Language	English
Subject	Climate change; Droughts; Water rights; Deserts; Refugees;
Genre	Science fiction; Biopunk; Dystopia fiction;
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date	26 May 2015
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	371
ISBN	978-0-385-35287-1
OCLC	900869568
Dewey Decimal	813.6
Website	windupstories.com/books/water-knife/

The Water Knife is a 2015 science fiction novel by Paolo Bacigalupi. It is Bacigalupi's sixth novel, and is based on his short story, The Tamarisk Hunter, first published in the news magazine High Country News. It takes place in the near future, where drought brought on by climate change has devastated the Southwestern United States.^[3]

^ Bacigalupi, Paolo (2015). The Water Knife. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-385-35287-1.
^ The Water Knife. WorldCat. OCLC 900869568.
^ Hamilton, Denise (21 May 2015). "Review Amid a real drought, thriller 'Water Knife' cuts to the quick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

[alfred-1] Bacigalupi, Paolo (2015). The Water Knife. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-385-35287-1.

[2] The Water Knife. WorldCat. OCLC 900869568.

[latimes-3] Hamilton, Denise (21 May 2015). "Review Amid a real drought, thriller 'Water Knife' cuts to the quick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

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