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Thunder City

Mortal Engines, Book 5

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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.

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As a standalone book as part of the Mortal Engines it brings to life a great mix band of new characters who grow into a wonderful team of protagonists.

Great addition to Mortal Engines universe

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It's been a few years since I read the orignal Mortal Engines and Fever Crumb series to my son (who is now an adult) but I always enjoyed these stories as much as he did. So this is a welcome return to that universe, in the period leading up to the original series. There are the usual ingredients that make these stories so enjoyable- dastardly villans, creepy stalkers, unlikely heros and a plucky heroine. As always Barnaby Edwards narrates the story well, and I love Philip Reeve's clever use of modern terms to describe 'historical events' such as the Zebra Crossing!

A welcome return to Municipal Darwinism!

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Enjoyable book and performance by Barnaby Edwards. The story was interesting enough to keep me listening.

Good "read"

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The book kept me very interested . I made connections with the charities . I like the mortal engine books

The twists

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The epic descriptions Philip Reeve combined with the exquisite narration by Barnaby Edwards, lead me through the Beautiful world of Mortal Engines, everything from the retelling of Bath into Bad-Luftgarten (spelling), to the misty elevator and final battle gave me chills.

An excellent listen, would recommend to anyone looking for an adventure. 10/10 no notes.

A perfect look back on a whimsical story

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