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Paolo Bacigalupi

Paolo Bacigalupi — 4 titles in the rankings, first published between 2009 and 2015. They average 7.7, below the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. One series has a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note American writer of climate fiction about what comes after oil, water and stable weather run out. The Windup Girl, his most read and highest rated, set in a future Bangkok fighting engineered plagues, won both the Hugo and the Nebula. The Water Knife imagines the American Southwest at war over the Colorado River. Ship Breaker and The Drowned Cities are hard-edged young adult novels in the same kind of future. His scores are tightly bunched.

Ranked titles
4 books
Average score
7.7
Total ratings
933
First published
2009–2015

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Books by Paolo Bacigalupi

Book score4 books on a timeline, 2009–2015 · Highest rated: The Windup Girl
  1. The Windup Girl
    The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupi · 2009 Science fiction550 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  2. The Drowned Cities
    The Drowned CitiesPaolo Bacigalupi · 2012 Science fiction56 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  3. The Water Knife
    The Water KnifePaolo Bacigalupi · 2015 Science fiction180 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  4. Ship Breaker
    Ship BreakerPaolo Bacigalupi · 2010 Young adult147 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10

Other books by Paolo Bacigalupi

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 1999Pocketful of Dharma
  • 2003The Fluted Girl
  • 2008The Gambler
  • 2014The Doubt Factory
  • 2018The Tangled Lands
  • 2024Navola

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