MORTAL ENGINES launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined creation,
the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities fight for
survival in a post-apocalyptic future. The feature film is coming
in December 2018!
The first instalment introduces young apprentice Tom Natsworthy and
the murderous Hester Shaw, flung from the fast-moving city of
London into heart-stopping adventures in the wastelands of the Great
Hunting Ground.
"No 11-to-16-year-old should miss the superbly imagined debut novel
from Philip Reeve" - The Times
"This big, brave, brilliant book combines a thrilling adventure story
with endless moral conundrums" - The Guardian
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 1 in the Mortal Engines Series. See all Mortal Engines books here.
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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
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