Author: Reeve, Philip Interest age: from c 10 yearsPublished on 26 September 2024 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 400 pages198 x 130 x 25 | 278g My favourite contemporary childrens author is Philip Reeve- Charlie HigsonLike all Reeves books, this is thrilling, witty and full ofheart - The IAn epic, thrilling, action-packed city-eat-city adventurestarring brave fighter Tamzin Pook, who must travelfrom the spectator sport combat arena in Margate to the Thunder City,where a chilling, ruthless villain has seized power.She will face Revenants - animal/machine hybridswith ferocious appetites - dangerous mercenariesand must learn to trust a group of oddballs whose eccentricitiesmask their huge hearts and steadfast courage.The Mortal Engines series has sold over half a million copiesin the UK alone via Nielsen Bookscan. Its epic appeal crosses allage rangesReeve’s novels have won the Guardian Children’s Award,Blue Peter Award, Smarties Gold Prize and the Carnegie Medal.Mortal Engines is now a feature film produced by Lordof the Rings director, Peter Jackson
