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reviewed Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (Mortal Engines Quartet, #1)

Philip Reeve: Mortal Engines (Paperback, 2004, Harper Collins US UK) 4 stars

"It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing …

Review of 'Mortal Engines' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Thought I should revisit this before the movie appears. Runs along at a ferocious pace, and takes no prisoners! Very dark in tone but not gratuitously so. The overall concept, of mobile cities vs. themselves and the Anti Traction League is a wonderful notion, superbly realised.