Predator's Gold
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2003 · Est. 7.5 hour read

Predator's Gold

By Philip Reeve

Part of the Mortal Engines series

In a world of moving cities, danger lurks as Tom and Hester seek refuge in a haunted ice city.

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317 pages· 81,944 words· Est. 7.5 hour read
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Tom and Hester, fleeing in their scrapyard aircraft, find sanctuary in the ice city of Anchorage. But Anchorage, plagued by ghosts and madness, is on a perilous path to the Dead Continent. As they navigate this treacherous journey, they must confront dangers that threaten their survival. Will they escape the firestorm of conflict that awaits them?

From the publisher

Mortal Engines is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson!* “Reeve’s [Mortal Engines] remains a landmark of visionary imagination.” – School Library Journal, starred review”A breathtaking work of imagination, Hester Shaw is a heroine for the ages. The moment we finished reading [Mortal Engines] we knew we wanted to make it into a movie.” – Producer Peter JacksonPhilip Reeve’s epic city-eat-city adventure series continues with Mortal Engines Book 2: Predator’s Gold.With the great Traction City of London completely destroyed, Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw travel across the world, trading with other airships and adventuring on the exciting and exotic routes of the Bird Roads. When their little scrapyard aircraft is pursued by rocket-firing gunships, the ice city of Anchorage offers them sanctuary. But as Tom and Hester soon discover, it is no safe refuge. Devastated by plague in recent years and haunted by ghosts and madness, Anchorage is headed for the Dead Continent of North America. It’s a perilous course, one that will take them directly into a firestorm of danger and conflict.Mortal Engines is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
317
Words
81,944
Reading age
12–17
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
~979L
Themes & topics
Books about LondonBooks about city and town lifeBooks about flying machinesBooks about survival stories
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.5
F&P level
~W
AR points
14
AR interest level
MG+
AR quiz
82589
Publication
Published
May 30, 2017
First published
September 19, 2003
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781338201130

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