In the post-apocalyptic future of Paolo Bacigalupi's "Ship Breaker," the world is sharply divided into "rust rats" and "swanks." Nailer, a scavenger of beached tankers, is one of the former.

Ship Breaker was a National Book Award finalist and was followed by two sequels, The Drowned Cities in 2012 and Tool of War in 2017.

Paolo Bacigalupi's first novel for young adults, Ship Breaker, ... The character Tool, a genetically engineered half-man, half-beast, appears in both The Drowned Cities and Ship Breaker.

Hardspace: Ship Breaker has entered early access with a slick new trailer. ... It's now available in early access form on Steam, so you can start getting acquainted with your tools now.