Mortal Engines
2001 young-adult novel by Philip Reeve / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mortal Engines is a young-adult science fiction novel by Philip Reeve, published by Scholastic UK in 2001. The book focuses on a futuristic, steampunk version of London, now a giant machine striving to survive on a world that is running out of resources.
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Author | Philip Reeve |
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Cover artist | David Frankland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Mortal Engines Quartet[1] |
Genre | Young adult Steampunk Bildungsroman |
Publisher | Scholastic |
Publication date | 16 November 2001 |
Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
Pages | 293 |
ISBN | 0-439-97943-9 |
OCLC | 50714166 |
Followed by | Predator's Gold |
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Mortal Engines is the first book of a series, the Mortal Engines Quartet, published from 2001 to 2006.[1][2] It has been adapted as a 2018 feature film.
The book won a Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the 2003 Blue Peter Book Award. It was shortlisted for the 2002 Whitbread Award, the 2004 ALA's Notable Books for Children award and the 2020 Blue Peter Awards 20th anniversary prize.[3][4][5]