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| Title | : | Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines Quartet #1) |
| Author | : | Philip Reeve |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 326 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2004 by Harper Collins US UK (first published November 16th 2001) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Steampunk. Fantasy. Fiction. Dystopia |
Philip Reeve
Paperback | Pages: 326 pages Rating: 3.78 | 46078 Users | 4872 Reviews
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"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."The great traction city London has been skulking in the hills to avoid the bigger, faster, hungrier cities loose in the Great Hunting Ground. But now, the sinister plans of Lord Mayor Mangus Crome can finally unfold.
Thaddeus Valentine, London's Head Historian and adored famous archaeologist, and his lovely daughter, Katherine, are down in The Gut when the young assassin with the black scarf strikes toward his heart, saved by the quick intervention of Tom, a lowly third-class apprentice. Racing after the fleeing girl, Tom suddenly glimpses her hideous face: scarred from forehead to jaw, nose a smashed stump, a single eye glaring back at him. "Look at what your Valentine did to me!" she screams. "Ask him! Ask him what he did to Hester Shaw!" And with that she jumps down the waste chute to her death. Minutes later Tom finds himself tumbling down the same chute and stranded in the Out-Country, a sea of mud scored by the huge caterpillar tracks of cities like the one now steaming off over the horizon.
In a stunning literary debut, Philip Reeve has created a painful dangerous unforgettable adventure story of surprises, set in a dark and utterly original world fueled by Municipal Darwinism -- and betrayal.
Identify Books Supposing Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines Quartet #1)
| Original Title: | Mortal Engines |
| ISBN: | 0060082097 (ISBN13: 9780060082093) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Mortal Engines Quartet #1 |
| Characters: | Tom Natsworthy, Hester Shaw, Anna Fang, Katherine Valentine, Bevis Pod |
| Literary Awards: | Whitbread Award Nominee for Children's Book (0), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2006), Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for 9-11 years (2002), Lincoln Award Nominee (2006), North East Teenage Book Award Nominee (2003) Seiun Award 星雲賞 for Best Translated Long Form (2007) |
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Ratings: 3.78 From 46078 Users | 4872 ReviewsAssess Epithetical Books Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines Quartet #1)
Third ReviewYou can read this review over at my website as well The Write Stuff and you will also be able to read my review of the film once I watch it in December 2018!The Hungry City Chronicles is one of my favourite book series from childhood. I was around twelve to fourteen years old when I first read the series. The ideal age to read these novels and to be entertained by them. I had no preconceptions about literature structure. No knowledge about in media res or three-act story telling.This book gets a solid OKAY from me: good for young adult, but just fine overall. There was one thing about it that I couldn't get behind, and that one thing got in the way of my enjoyment. More on that below.Generally speaking, this writing was too young for me, but this time I say that as an observation, not a critique, because it's written/meant for a younger audience (middle-grade level). Readers who enjoy YA would enjoy it as well, but the writing gave me that feeling that it was written
Well, that was a lot darker and bloodier than I expected from a children's book. RTC.
I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK. One of my favourite books (and series) of all time. I've rated less than 10 books five stars, ever. Less than 10. These are the books I absolutely love; I'm completely blind to their flaws and will sit there and worship them. Mortal Engines is one such book.Reeve writes an astonishing story with a brilliant and engaging plot. The world-building is fantastic: many centuries into the future, where cities are on wheels and wander over the earth eating smaller cities.
3.75 i really enjoyed ❤
So do they hand out those literary prizes for anything now? Second bad review in the same week, but I have to be honest. I read this book because my boyfriend read it when he was a kid/teen and he said he remembered it as awesome. Well, I guess we look at things differently when we're kids.And yet - I know a lot of kids books that have brilliant writing, good story-building and don't need to be dumbed down.Let me just put it in the form of a nice list. The good:- good morals underneath- nice
Most awesome book 4.5 stars! "Its a town-eat-town world. Municipal DarwinismMunicipal Darwinism is a concept that hooked me right from the first page. Imagine a society where hungry cities roam, searching for prey. Imagine these huge cities, shaped like giant steel tiered wedding cakes rumbling around the countryside gobbling up smaller towns and settlements. Imagine the noise, the dust, and the deep tracks in the mud. This is the intriguing world of the Mortal Engines.This is a world set far
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