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Mortal Engines Quartet facts for kids

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The Mortal Engines Quartet is a cool fantasy novel series written by the British author, Philip Reeve. It's a set of four books that take place in a very unique future world.

A prequel series, called Fever Crumb, tells stories that happened 600 years before the Mortal Engines books. Philip Reeve published these between 2009 and 2011. In 2020, he mentioned that he probably wouldn't write more books in either series because too much time had passed. He also said that a TV show based on Mortal Engines would be nice, but it didn't seem likely to happen.

The Books in the Series

The Mortal Engines Quartet includes these four exciting books:

What is the Mortal Engines World Like?

The stories are set in a future world where cities are built on giant wheels. These "Traction Cities" move around and hunt smaller towns for resources. It's a wild and dangerous place! The books are known for their unique ideas, like cities that eat each other and characters who go on amazing adventures.

Meet the Author: Philip Reeve

Philip Reeve, the author of the Mortal Engines series.

Philip Reeve is a talented British writer. He is famous for creating imaginative worlds and exciting stories. Besides the Mortal Engines books, he has written many other novels for young readers. His books often combine adventure, science fiction, and fantasy in fun ways.

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