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Tool of War

By: Paolo Bacigalupi
Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra
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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
Action & Adventure Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy Adventure Suspenseful War
Compelling Storyline • Fascinating Worldbuilding • Excellent Narration • Satisfying Conclusion • Original Science Fiction

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Una conclusión digna y satisfactoria para una trilogía fascinante. Simplemente debes leer y experimentar los libros tú mismo. ¡Se los recomiendo encarecidamente a los fanáticos de la ficción distópica!

¡No pude dejar de leerlo!

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Great ending to a gripping trilogy. No one messes with Karta Kul The Tool Of War

Great ending

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I'm a little sad I bought this one. It is technically science fiction but the science and cultural aspects are only lightly touched on. It deals with conditioning of soldiers but really misses on it's attempt for greater meaning. The ending is also kind of a non-ending. No greater resolution or profound statement. The whole thing seems a little lacking and repetitive. Bacigalupi's quintessential and profound novel remains Wind up Girl. Everything he has written since seems to be backwash. I will continue to buy his novels though. Another diamond may yet appear.

Reads like an action movie screenplay.

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I loved this story. Tool is my favorite character. I was so happy he got his closure.

great story

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This series just keeps getting better.
I like this authors style and descriptions. I highly recommend the series

Excellent science fiction

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