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Mortal Engines

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In a dangerous future, huge motorized cities hunt, attack and fighteach other for survival. As London pursues a small town, youngapprentice Tom is flung out into the wastelands, where a terrifyingcyborg begins to hunt him down.The first book in the award-winning MORTAL ENGINES quartet.

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ISBN: 9781407189147 Category: Children's - Older Readers Tags: "Children's / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian & utopian fiction", Children's / Teenage fiction: Military & war fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: Steampunk, Children's / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Children's / Teenage general interest: Girls & women, Children's / Teenage general interest: Machines & how things work, Children's / Teenage general interest: Transport & vehicles, Children's / Teenage personal & social i, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issues
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The first book in the award-winning Mortal Engines quartet. 

In a dangerous future, huge motorized cities hunt, attack and fight each other for survival.

As London pursues a small town, young apprentice Tom is flung out into the wastelands, where a terrifying cyborg begins to hunt him down.

  • 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.
  • Mortal Engines won the coveted Gold Smarties Award.
  • Now a feature film of the same name, starring Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan and Hugo Weaving. Produced by Lord of the Rings director, Peter Jackson.

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Weight 0.23 kg
Dimensions 20.7 × 14.1 × 2.1 cm
Author

Reeve, Philip

Publisher

Scholastic

Imprint

Scholastic

Cover

Paperback

Pages

320

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Young Adult / Code: C

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