In a post-apocalyptic future, Nailer, a teen living with his abusive father in a shack on the Gulf coast is part of a crew that lives off salvage redeemed from wrecked tankers. Climate change has increased the frequency of hurricanes and tornadoes. Nailer's job is to crawl through the ductwork of wrecks salvaging cooper wire and anything else that can be sold for food. He stakes each claim with a crew mark that matches the tattoo on his face. People who betray their crews are stripped of their crew tattoos leaving them scarred and outcast. After a hurricane he finds a wrecked clipper, a pleasure craft belonging to people of inconceivable wealth but aboard is one survivor still clinging to life. If she were dead, salvaging the ship would make his fortune. Bacigalupi is one of the finest science fiction writers to come along in a long time. This is one for fans of gritty science fiction and those who loved The Hunger Games which of course means almost everyone I can think of over the age of 12.