Mortal Engines

Written by Philip Reeve

Book #1 in the Mortal Engines series

A city devours another, thrusting two unlikely allies into a race against a deadly weapon.

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296 pages· 77,558 words· Est. 7 hour read· ~990L

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Bookroo's summary

In a world where cities consume each other, London emerges to hunt. Tom Natsworthy, a young apprentice, is cast out with Hester Shaw, a scarred girl with a vendetta. Together, they must navigate the dangerous wastelands and confront a fearsome new weapon that could alter the fate of humanity. As they flee, alliances are tested and secrets unravel, challenging their survival and the future of their world. Will they stop the relentless city before it's too late?

From the publisher

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 reviewNow 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.

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