"My favourite contemporary children's author is Philip Reeve"
- Charlie Higson
Like all Reeve's books, this is thrilling, witty and full of
heart" - The I
An epic, thrilling, action-packed city-eat-city adventure
starring brave fighter Tamzin Pook, who must travel
from the spectator sport combat arena in Margate to the Thunder City,
where a chilling, ruthless villain has seized power.
She will face Revenants - animal/machine hybrids
with ferocious appetites - dangerous mercenaries
and must learn to trust a group of oddballs whose eccentricities
mask their huge hearts and steadfast courage.
The Mortal Engines series has sold over half a million copies
in the UK alone via Nielsen Bookscan. Its epic appeal crosses all
age ranges
Reeve’s novels have won the Guardian Children’s Award,
Blue Peter Award, Smarties Gold Prize and the Carnegie Medal.
Mortal Engines is now a feature film produced by Lord
of the Rings director, Peter Jackson
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Philip Reeve's first novel Mortal Engines was published to an incredible critical acclaim which his subsequent books have emulated. He is the author of the Larklight trilogy for Bloomsbury. Philip lives in Devon. David Wyatt, has illustrated many beautiful covers for authors including Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman. He lives in Devon, and is a keen
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