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Mortal Engines

Mortal Engines, Book 1

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Mortal Engines

By: Philip Reeve
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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The epic city-eat-city adventure is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson!

"A breathtaking work of imagination, Hester Shaw is a heroine for the ages. The moment we finished reading this book we knew we wanted to make it into a movie." -- Producer Peter Jackson*

"Reeve's [Mortal Engines] remains a landmark of visionary imagination." -- School Library Journal, starred review​​​Now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson!

London is hunting again. Emerging from its hiding place in the hills, the great Traction City is chasing a terrified little town across the wastelands. Soon London will feed.

In the attack, Tom Natsworthy is flung from the speeding city with a murderous scar-faced girl. They must run for their lives through the wreckage -- and face a terrifying new weapon that threatens the future of the world.

Beloved storyteller Philip Reeve creates a brilliant new world in the Mortal Engines series, called "phenomenal... violent and romantic, action-packed and contemplative, funny and frightening" by the Sunday Times.

©2001 Philip Reeve (P)2017 Scholastic Inc. Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Steampunk Dystopian
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For me it's a change from my usual fantasy but for 8 and a bit hours this was a really solid read. The characters were cool and the settings tickled my steam punky urges. Ending did feel a bit rushed but was still a good end to the story.

Quite the story and one I've been meaning to read

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the narrator did really well betrayed the characters well and I could to distinguish them easily.
the story itself is very good. I will be buying more in the series
I'm looking forward to the film that is coming out next year 2018

good pace and story

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real fun listen and great story will be continuing the story, can't wait for more

fantastic read

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Not a bad book but didn't seem to really catch me. Interesting world building with a lot going on however It feels aimed at a young audience with quite obvious even on the nose writing. Lacked fleshing out and some depth.

it's fine.

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A well told story made real by the narrater, making this alternate future world come to life.
I wish the author had expanded on the functions of the gut and reclamation of the prey however an enjoyable story and I am looking forward to.the next book.

Narrater aided the belief in the characters.

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