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Steampunk

Mortal Engines

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  • 2001 first published
  • 293 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
  • 7 editions
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Mortal Engines is a 2001 steampunk novel by Philip Reeve. The story is set in London, in Distant Future. It features Anne Fang, Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw. It deals with nuclear weapons and city and town life.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 120 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

At about 293 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Mortal Engines

"London is hunting its prey" Cities have been turned into giant vehicles that roam around the world, eating each other for fuel and metal. Mortal Engines is the first in a series of four books set in this imaginative universe, and follows the adventures of Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw as they voyage from the heart of London to what remains of rural China. It covers the conflict between the traction cities and the anti-traction league - some of the last people living directly on the ground.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Distant Future

Characters

  • Anne Fang
  • Tom Natsworthy
  • Hester Shaw

Subjects

  • Children's stories, English
  • Science fiction
  • Steampunk
  • Nuclear weapons
  • City and town life
  • Children's fiction
  • Steampunk fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Mortal Engines?

Mortal Engines was written by Philip Reeve and first published in 2001.

What genre is Mortal Engines?

It is usually shelved as Steampunk.

How long is Mortal Engines?

The median edition has 293 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Mortal Engines?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Difference Engine, The Hangmans Revolution and The Girl with the Windup Heart (The Steampunk Chronicles Series, Book 4).

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