Embark on a thrilling journey through a world where cities are massive moving machines, hunting smaller settlements for survival. This saga explores the boundaries of morality and humanity in a gritty, post-apocalyptic landscape. Follow young protagonists as they become entangled in a vast conspiracy that threatens the very future of civilization. It's a gripping adventure filled with high-octane action, betrayal, and profound discovery.
In the distant future, when cities move about and consume smaller towns, a fifteen-year-old apprentice is pushed out of London by the man he most admires and must seek answers in the perilous Out-Country, aided by one girl and the memory of another.
"The first book in the thrilling Predator Cities quartet"--Cover.
1. kniha série Kroniky hladového města. Představte si, že žijete v Londýně daleké budoucnosti, který se pohybuje prostorem pomocí motorů a kol a požírá jiná města. Představte si, že vypadnete ze svého rodného mobilního města do zlověstného neznáma. Přesně to se přihodí Tomovi, hrdinovi prvního dílu slavné sci-fi tetralogie. Je zrazen svým velkým vzorem, významným historikem Valentinem, a ocitne se uprostřed nehostinné pustiny. Jeho jedinou společnicí je nemluvná dívka Hester, která se touží pomstít Valentinovi za to, že zabil její rodiče a ji samotnou zmrzačil. Vydají se spolu zpátky do Londýna a na nebezpečné pouti je čekají mnohá dobrodružství. Přitom si Tom postupně uvědomuje, že dosud slepě věřil lidem, kteří si to nezasluhují, a myšlenkám, které vedou svět do záhuby… -- zdroj: legie.info --
Fleeing from an Anti-Tractionist sect, the Green Storm, Tom and Hester are left drifting in the frozen Ice Wastes, slowly dying of cold after the Jenny Haniver's engines have failed. They are saved at the last minute, finding Anchorage, a once-beautiful ice city that has fallen on hard times. Crippled by plague, there are barely fifty souls on Anchorage now, and the teenage margravine has made a desperate choice. They are heading for America, the Dead Continent...
When Tom and Hester's scrapyard aircraft is pursued by rocket-firing gunships, they seek sanctuary in the speeding ice city of Anchorage. But it is no safe refuge. Devastated by plague and haunted by ghosts, Anchorage is heading for the Dead Continent... The second instalment of Reeve's critically acclaimed MORTAL ENGINES quartet.
Wren longs to escape from Anchorage. She craves the dangerous adventures her parents once had - and a charming submarine pirate is ready to take her to sea. But the object that she steals for him ignites a conflict that will tear the whole world apart... The third thrilling instalment of Reeve's critically acclaimed MORTAL ENGINES quartet.
Opuszczone miasto Anchorage osiedliło się na skraju kontynentu, który niegdyś był Ameryką Północną. Tom i Hester są szczęśliwi w bezpiecznym Anchorage, ale ich córka Wren pragnie przygód. Czarujący pirat z podwodnej łodzi jest gotów jej pomóc, ale chce czegoś w zamian. Dziewczyna musi wykraść tajemniczy przedmiot, nie wiedząc, że rozpęta konflikt, który może doprowadzić do zagłady całej planety.
In the distant future, when fifteen-year-old Wren Natsworthy, bored with life in Anchorage, steals an Old-Tech book for a Lost Boy, she sets off a sequence of events that leads her parents, Tom and Hester, back into battle with old enemies and new.
The fourth and final book in Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet.The great Traction City of London now lies in ruins. Once, not so long ago, it hunted other cities across the vast wastes of a devastated land. Now it is a poisonous, lifeless wreck - until Tom Natsworthy and his daughter, Wren, uncover the secret hidden in its dark heart. It's a secret that could bring an end to the war once and for all. But as Tom and Wren risk their lives, time is running out. Far away, a dangerous child with a deadly secret of his own is making a journey that may lead to the destruction of the entire human race.
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.
Explore the expansive universe of "Mortal Engines" through a collection of new short stories that enrich the narrative ahead of the film's release. These tales delve into the intricacies of the world created by Philip Reeve, featuring captivating illustrations that enhance the reading experience. Perfect for fans eager to immerse themselves further in the story before the highly anticipated film, produced by Peter Jackson.
Return to the world of Mortal Engines in this new book of three short stories about the rebellious young aviatrix, Anna Fang, illustrated by Ian McQue. A key character in the Mortal Engines book and film, this is your chance to learn more of her past. Night Flights includes Traction City, the 2011 World Book Day Book by Philip Reeve. In a dangerous future world where gigantic, motorised cities attack and devour each other, London hunts where no other predator dares. But Anna Fang - pilot, adventurer, spy - isn't afraid. The three stories show gripping, moving, exciting moments in Anna Fang's life: her childhood as a slave aboard the moving city Arkangel, a showdown against a robotic Stalker that is terrifyingly out of control and her free life as an intelligence agent for the Anti-Traction league that might not be quite as free as she hoped.
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. Now, in time for the film debut, the critically acclaimed MORTAL ENGINES quartet is brought to life in a comprehensive, full-colour illustrated guide to the world Philip Reeve has created across 15 years and 8 books.
