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's brilliantly-imagined
creation, the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities
fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic future.
Mortal Engines won the coveted Gold Smarties Award.
Now a feature film of the same name, starring Hera Hilmar, Robert
Sheehan and Hugo Weaving. Produced by Lord of the Rings director,
Peter Jackson.
This is Book 1 in the Mortal Engines Quartet Series. See all Mortal Engines Quartet books here.
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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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