A Darkling Plain

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Author: Reeve, Philip Interest age: from c 12 yearsPublished on 5 July 2018 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Mortal Engines Quartet' series.Paperback | 592 pages 196 x 137 x 37 | 408g In the fourth and final brilliant installment of Philip Reeve'saward-winning quartet, after twenty years, the devastating worldwar between the predatory Traction Cities and their enemies isending.Wren and her father Tom Natsworthy travel the BirdRoads in their airship, trying to forget Hester's betrayal. Butin the ruined wreckage of the city of London they make a discoverythat changes everything. And Hester faces an implacable foe withthe means and the will to destroy the entire human race.MORTAL ENGINES launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined creation,the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities fight forsurvival in a post-apocalyptic future. Now, in time for the filmdebut, the critically acclaimed MORTAL ENGINES quartet is repackagedwith a fantastic and eye-catching cover featuring new artwork. Show more