Mortal Engines
Philip Reeve
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
Average rating
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.
Reviews
I'm speechless... 1000/5 star rating I think
Master Sandwich Pawprint 12.01.2025
4 Jan 2025
Inspector Poseidon Hammersmith 05.01.2025
It was an exciting book filled with twists and turns
Inspector Chip Jellybaby 29.08.2024
I enjoyed this book and got lost in it for a while.
General Chip Sausage-Roll 12.08.2024
Lots of deaths, makes me feel sad
Senorita Fenella Remmington 05.07.2024
The world was very imaginative and I liked the characters. Some times I got a little bored with the plot and it was a predictable at points
Anonymous 24.07.2023
Very adventurous and a loving story. I never wanted to stop reading it.
Anonymous 11.08.2022
I enjoyed reading mortal engines because, there was a lot of twists and turns and you never knew what was going to happen next. My favourite character was Hester Shaw and Anna Fang because they have both had hard and painful pasts and where both outstandingly brave. I have recommended this book to anybody I could but I will say I would recommend this book to good readers who are 9+.
Princess Honeycomb Dalmatian 23.07.2022
Very exciting. I liked the disfigured girl the most, she was interesting. Yes I would highly recommend this book if you like adventure and fantasy.
Professor Hopscotch Casserole 16.06.2022
I was surprised to enjoy it as much as I did. I wasn't expecting to find such great characters in science fiction.
General Morgana Legend 11.02.2022
Very dramatic book and imagines a very different future with London on traction wheels! Big towns eating small towns! Lots of action and sad in places too. Enjoyed this book very much.
Esquire Merlin Hoverboard 25.12.2020
It was ok, movie is better!
Doctor June Frozen-Peas 13.09.2020
I liked this book because it was really interesting and based in the future, where different countries and cities had made huge machines and put historical buildings and houses on top and would go around the world destroying other machines to survive. My favourite character was Hester Shaw because her parents had been killed but she still persevered to stop London from destroying everyone. I would recommend this book, I really enjoyed reading it.
General Zeus Sequins 07.09.2020
I would recommend this AMAZING book to older readers and perhaps some young adults
Anonymous 25.08.2020
I liked the idea of moving cities, but it was a sad ending.
Anonymous 22.08.2020
Mortal Engines describe a post-apocalyptic future where there is chaos and cruelty. Cities are literally hunting each other down and destroying one another in order to gain resources and power. Larger cities prey on the weak and any settlements which are not moving are seen as an abomination, backwards and against the evolution of the way society now lives. I felt that the character development was good and the way that Tom and Hester interacted throughout fit with their nature but towards the end it felt very rushed and some events I didn't feel linked in the same way as others. I would recommend it to people who enjoy futuristic stories with a bit of action.
Anonymous 16.08.2020
This book was very exciting, and I really enjoyed it. My favourite character was Kathrine because she was kind.
Judge Daisy Squirrel 06.08.2020
This book is a really good dystopian novel London moving around how cool is that my favourite character was Hester Shaw.
Captain Aardvark Eragon 31.07.2020
Mortal Engines is a Fiction book about the dangerous future and an ancient killing machine. I liked Tom the most because he is brave and trustworthy. My favourite part of the story was when Tom and Hester found out that Valentine was in the huge city, destroying the air fleet. Another tragic event was when Valentine devoured his only daughter. I would recommend this story to 10 or above who might enjoy action and some gory events.
Inspector Quicksand Turkey 27.07.2020
