
Book guide
The Drowned Cities
Two refugees, one hunted war beast, and a friendship tested by a broken America.
Genre and trope pairingsSci-FiUnlikely alliesSci-FiDystopianSci-FiPost-apocalypticYoung AdultUnlikely alliesYoung AdultDystopianYoung AdultDisabled repAdventureUnlikely alliesAdventureDystopianAdventureRescue mission
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About The Drowned Cities
In a dark future America, young refugees Mahlia and Mouse have escaped the violence of the Drowned Cities for the jungle outskirts. Their fragile safety collapses when they find Tool, a wounded bioengineered war beast pursued by ruthless soldiers, forcing one friend into captivity and the other into an impossible choice between rescue and escape.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
Ship Breaker · Book 2 of 3
Content warnings
- violence
- war
- child-soldiers
- sexual-violence
- death
- captivity
- amputation
- slavery



