It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London
was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of
the old North Sea.
So begins Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines, the first book in
his epic post-apocalyptic series of giant motorized cities on wheels.
But how did the world end up like this? What led to the downfall
of our civilization, and to the rise of the Traction Cities
that roam the Great Hunting Ground to attack and devour each other?
Now, for the first time, discover the untold future history of Traction.
This lavishly illustrated book contains incredible
tales of fearsome Zagwan warriors riding war-zebras into battle,
daring air-traders flying the Bird-Roads in search of adventure,
and the mysterious plague-ridden wasteland of the Dead Continent
that was formerly known as 'North America'.
This definitive companion guide includes detailed maps, fascinating
character profiles, and stunning colour illustrations from
incredible artists, including Ian McQue, David Wyatt, Aedel
Fakhrie, Maxime Plasse, Rob Turpin, Philip Varbano and Amir Zand.
MORTAL ENGINES is soon to be a major motion picture.
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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
More about Philip ReeveConrad Mason was born in 1984 and grew up in Oxford. He studied Classics at Cambridge before moving to London, where he got a job writing non-fiction books about everything from polar bears to post-war Britain. He now works as an editor of children's fiction and is the author of The Tales of Fayt, a riproaring fantasy adventure series featuring piratical gob
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