"Mortal Engines" by Philip Reeve is a VERY GOOD BOOK I read over the summer. If you like Sci-Fi novels in which humanity totally screws up the world, then this is your kind of book.
The premise of the book is that it takes place at least two thousand years in the future, but the actual time period isn't mentioned. It takes place in a world where cities, many of which are from today's world, have all become individual nations that move around like tanks, boats, planes, etc. Each city wants to come out on top of the others, and the way the cities sustain themselves in the ruined world is by "eating" other cities and taking their resources.
The story follows an orphaned teenager named Tom. He has dark hair, is very skinny, and has few friends *cough* Harry Potter *cough.* He witnesses an failed assassination, carried out by a girl with a mutilated face. This encounter leads him to something that could reveal the horrible truth about the "traction cities." For this, he and the assassin are exiled from the city, and that's when it gets good...
I thought this was a REALLY GOOD BOOK. I haven't gotten around to reading the sequel yet, but this is the first in a series of four and I want to soon.
- Sam
4 comments:
Very nice review. I loved this series and even did a Critic's corner on it. I liked how you described Municipal Darwinism and how you compared Tom to Harry Potter.
Great Review thats one of the best books ever have you read the sequels?
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