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| Original Title: | Mortal Engines |
| ISBN: | 0060082097 (ISBN13: 9780060082093) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Mortal Engines Quartet #1 |
| Characters: | Tom Natsworthy, Hester Shaw, Anna Fang, Katherine Valentine, Bevis Pod |
| Literary Awards: | Whitbread Award Nominee for Children's Book (0), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2006), Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for 9-11 years (2002), Lincoln Award Nominee (2006), North East Teenage Book Award Nominee (2003) Seiun Award 星雲賞 for Best Translated Long Form (2007) |
Philip Reeve
Paperback | Pages: 326 pages Rating: 3.78 | 46078 Users | 4872 Reviews
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| Title | : | Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines Quartet #1) |
| Author | : | Philip Reeve |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 326 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2004 by Harper Collins US UK (first published November 16th 2001) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Steampunk. Fantasy. Fiction. Dystopia |
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"It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea." The great traction city London has been skulking in the hills to avoid the bigger, faster, hungrier cities loose in the Great Hunting Ground. But now, the sinister plans of Lord Mayor Mangus Crome can finally unfold. Thaddeus Valentine, London's Head Historian and adored famous archaeologist, and his lovely daughter, Katherine, are down in The Gut when the young assassin with the black scarf strikes toward his heart, saved by the quick intervention of Tom, a lowly third-class apprentice. Racing after the fleeing girl, Tom suddenly glimpses her hideous face: scarred from forehead to jaw, nose a smashed stump, a single eye glaring back at him. "Look at what your Valentine did to me!" she screams. "Ask him! Ask him what he did to Hester Shaw!" And with that she jumps down the waste chute to her death. Minutes later Tom finds himself tumbling down the same chute and stranded in the Out-Country, a sea of mud scored by the huge caterpillar tracks of cities like the one now steaming off over the horizon. In a stunning literary debut, Philip Reeve has created a painful dangerous unforgettable adventure story of surprises, set in a dark and utterly original world fueled by Municipal Darwinism -- and betrayal.Rating Out Of Books Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines Quartet #1)
Ratings: 3.78 From 46078 Users | 4872 ReviewsColumn Out Of Books Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines Quartet #1)
3.5 stars (I think.) this was a surprisingly dark book. There are some great ideas here; I find the concept and the application of municipal Darwinism pretty scary. The numbers of people and resources destroyed just to keep the huge, moving city of London (and other smaller, moving cities and towns) going. And the classification of people into specific professions (Engineers, Historians, etc), which I had previously encountered in Fever Crumb, feels even more rigid and restricting. There areI dont think I have ever read any steampunk before. However, I do think the Dark Materials series may fall into that genre and I did read that (even though I didnt care for it), so maybe I have. I decided to try Mortal Engines because I saw the preview for the recently released movie and I thought it looked interesting. I am not sure how the movie fared, but the book was quite an adventure!Set in a steampunk future world, the majority of the cities on Earth have become giant moving behemoths
I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK. One of my favourite books (and series) of all time. I've rated less than 10 books five stars, ever. Less than 10. These are the books I absolutely love; I'm completely blind to their flaws and will sit there and worship them. Mortal Engines is one such book.Reeve writes an astonishing story with a brilliant and engaging plot. The world-building is fantastic: many centuries into the future, where cities are on wheels and wander over the earth eating smaller cities.
Third ReviewYou can read this review over at my website as well The Write Stuff and you will also be able to read my review of the film once I watch it in December 2018!The Hungry City Chronicles is one of my favourite book series from childhood. I was around twelve to fourteen years old when I first read the series. The ideal age to read these novels and to be entertained by them. I had no preconceptions about literature structure. No knowledge about in media res or three-act story telling.
A post-apocalypse dystopian future where cities survive by traveling on tank like vehicles - I was instantly sold on the idea the first time I caught the trailer for the forthcoming movie.I had to read the book!I love the world that Reeve has created, London feels so familiar yet different here.The idea that big cities can consume smaller locations was such an intriguing narrative, though eerily felt too similar to our own expansion and building on rural areas.The wordplay and descriptions were
This book gets a solid OKAY from me: good for young adult, but just fine overall. There was one thing about it that I couldn't get behind, and that one thing got in the way of my enjoyment. More on that below.Generally speaking, this writing was too young for me, but this time I say that as an observation, not a critique, because it's written/meant for a younger audience (middle-grade level). Readers who enjoy YA would enjoy it as well, but the writing gave me that feeling that it was written
I dont think I have ever read any steampunk before. However, I do think the Dark Materials series may fall into that genre and I did read that (even though I didnt care for it), so maybe I have. I decided to try Mortal Engines because I saw the preview for the recently released movie and I thought it looked interesting. I am not sure how the movie fared, but the book was quite an adventure!Set in a steampunk future world, the majority of the cities on Earth have become giant moving behemoths
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