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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2006
Gr 8-Up "Mortal Engines" (HarperCollins, 2003) hit the scene like a lightning bolt, with its strikingly original vision of large traction cities moving across a post-apocalyptic landscape, gobbling up smaller municipalities and dismantling them for spare parts. "Infernal Devices", the third book in the series, picks up the action almost 20 years after "Predator -s Gold" (HarperCollins, 2004). Tom and Hester have settled in safe Anchorage-in-Vineland with their teenage daughter. W...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2006
Sixteen years have passed in the universe of The Hungry City Chronicles (Mortal Engines, rev. 11/03; Predator's Gold, rev. 9/04), with no lessening of excitement: the pace is lightning-quick; the settings are inventive; and the human emotions that drive the characters are, if anything, more intense than ever. This time, the story ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More