The Water Knife
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The Water Knife
Paolo Bacigalupi
9 people recommended it in 7 threads, 2015–2025.
What people on Hacker News said
But I actually think it will be more like Paolo Bacigalupi's "The Water Knife" [1].
The Water Knife (Paolo Bacigalupi, 2015) - More bleak, near future science fiction.
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi foresees dystopian cities and cutthroat water rights along the Colorado river.
Dystopian-future novel with a backdrop of water scarcity in the western United States. A "water knife" is a name for a security contractor who enforces water rights...
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi. A book about water rights in the south west that I can think of.
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