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Municipal Darwinism
From the moment you start reading Mortal Engines it pulls you along at a furious pace through a thrilling adventure set in the far future where cities are ... READ MORE
A Futuristic Badass Fantasy!
Young Historian apprentice Tom has been bought up on the glorious city of London. Living amongst the middle tiers he was an orphan, now he works at the Mus... READ MORE
Synopsis
The first book in the award-winning Mortal Engines quartet.
In a dangerous future, huge motorized cities hunt, attack and fight each other for survival. As London pursues a small town, young apprentice Tom is flung out into the wastelands, where a terrifying cyborg begins to hunt him down.
*Mortal Engines* launched [Philip Reeve](/author/philip-reeve/63834)'s brilliantly-imagined creation, the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic future. Now, in time for the film debut, the critically acclaimed *Mortal Engines* quartet is repackaged with a fantastic and eye-catching cover featuring new artwork.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Scholastic
- ISBN: 9781407189147
- Number of pages: 336
- Dimensions: 207 x 141 x 21 mm
- Interest age: From 10 years
- Weight: 230g
- Languages: English
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A must read!
An absolutly amazing book from an amazing series well worth it!
Mortal Engines
This book is an extraorindary adventure for anyone interested in a unbelievable new world that will jump out of the page and lay tracks in the mind with in... READ MORE
Decent dystopian book
Mortal Engines is an astonishing dystopian book. The adventure is grand, the world is alive, and the characters are memorable .At the start it may not make... READ MORE
An amazing world with beautiful stories!
This book is not perfect,but nor is any other book really. It is still absolutely fan-freaking-tastic but some of the characters feel off in the way of wri... READ MORE
Perfect for young boys
An outstanding read. The world has changed and the cities have become mobile, hunting down smaller 'towns' for resources. Enter Hester and Tom, both betr... READ MORE
Good read!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the level of detail was amazing!
Definatly recomend it !!
If you love steampunk, you will love this
First book i ever read that i couldn't put down and i read within 12 hours. Really glad my uni tutor got us to read it. It was so well put together with a... READ MORE
Easy read for those who don't read much
I often struggle to read a whole book, but this book is such an easy read that I finished it within 3 days! You won't want to put it down! Fantastic concep... READ MORE
A suprisingly twisted story
This book turned out to be so much more than I thought it would ! The world is unique with details that'll surprise you. What stands out in this book most ... READ MORE
Adventures in an extraordinary world
If you have devoured His Dark Materials (or you are buying for a reader you think is too young to go further than The Northern Lights at present) then do t... READ MORE
MY CHILDHOOD FAV
Grew up on rereading this 24/7 and just found out theres more to the series. IM SO EXCITED TO READ THEM
A gripping and awesome tale
I love this book, I've read it in my late teens and although I do wish it would delve deeper into it's more political and darker themes, I adore the hyper ... READ MORE
An Enjoyable Steampunk Dystopia
I’ll be honest, Mortal Engines is never a book that I was tempted to pick up. I got the audio edition of this a couple of years ago as part of Audible’s 2 ... READ MORE