描述
By: Philip Reeve | Illustrator: Ian McQue
"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