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A Darkling Plain
Series: Mortal Engines Quartet
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Ideal for young adults who enjoy adventurous, speculative fiction with richly imagined worlds and thought-provoking themes. Fans of dystopian tales and intricate moral dilemmas will find this quartet compelling.
Wren and her father are Tom traveling the Bird Roads in their airship, trying to forget that Hester has betrayed them. In the ruined wreckage of the city of London they make a discovery that will change the world. The fourth instalment of Reeve's critically acclaimed MORTAL ENGINES quartet.
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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. The feature film is coming in December 2018!
Agents for peace are bringing an end to the devastating conflict between the roaming Traction Cities and their fanatical enemies while Wren and her father, Tom, travel the Bird Roads in their airship, trying to forget that Hester has betrayed them. In the ruined wreckage of the city of London, they make a discovery that will change the world, while Hester must face an implacable foe with the means and the will to destroy the entire human race.
The fourth, spectacular instalment of the award-winning quartet.
"No 11-to-16-year-old should miss the superbly imagined debut novel from Philip Reeve" - The Times
"This big, brave, brilliant book combines a thrilling adventure story with endless moral conundrums" - The Guardian
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A Darkling Plain
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. The feature film is coming in December 2018! Agents for peace are bringing an end to the devastating conflict between the roaming Traction Cities and their fanatical enemies while Wren and her father, Tom, travel the Bird...PaperbackSold Out
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ISBN: 9781407152110
Publisher: Scholastic
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 September 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Scholastic
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Ian McQue
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 202.0mm
Weight: 410g
Pages: 592
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