R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 6/20/2013 + 1438 more book reviews

Nailer is part of a crew of who salvages metals from ships that are no longer useful in a world without fossil fuels. As he strips copper from the lines he falls through a weakened panel into a pool of oil where he struggles to live. When he finds a door opening into the sea, he is saved. A huge storm called a city-breaker scours the area and beaches a clipper, one of the current modes of transportation.

Nailer and Pima, his boss from the salvage crew, find a marooned clipper ship filled with dead people. Lots of salvage available but as they check out the loot, one person is not dead - a beautiful young woman named Nita. Nita owns the ship. All is going well until Nailer's sadistic and cruel father arrives with his crew to claim the wreck for themselves and the reward for the lovely Nita whose story keeps changing.

The scenario for this story occurs following rising seas, exploitation of all the oil in the world. Some people are very rich called "swanks" by Nailer and others who strive just to make a living if they can. I felt that this was a most interesting and well written story. Nailer is the hero but he is not without his faults so the reader can really identify with him. I liked it.

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