Ship Breaker, continued

This turned out to be fabulous adventure story! Nailer rescues a rich girl, Nita, from a sinking ship, and decides to help her find her way back to her people who head a large trading firm. His goal is complicated by the need to avoid his dad, a morally twisted and incredibly adept fighter and killer who wants to claim Nita as salvage. The setting is a fairly credible (except for the deliberately mutated half-men) post-environmental apocalypse world. The relationship between Nailer and Nita is challenging, given the vast difference in their social classes and education. A variety of other characters and and situations pop into and out of the this fast-paced narrative. All-in-all, a fun read.