Mortal Engines - Mortal Engines Quartet 1 Author:Philip Reeve "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 first instalment introduces young apprentice Tom Natsworthy and the murderous Hester Shaw, flung from the fast-moving city of London into heart-stopping adventures in the ... more »wastelands of the Great Hunting Ground. This title is winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year and the Nestle Smarties Gold Award. It is shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year. 'Big, brave, brilliant' - "Guardian".« less