Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

[King Bob]

Read the sequel, Drowned Cities, expecting a continuation of the story, but it went off with a different character in a different location. A character from the first book appears and becomes central to the plot, but the main characters from the first book make no appearance. This one was pretty good too. It's all warring factions in (apparently) tideland Virginia which is now flooded due to global warming. Open-ended at the finish but more satisfying than the finish of the first book. Still a lot left hanging, so he could be setting up for a series.

Have to check out his other work.