Thunder City (A Mortal Engines Novel)

Philip Reeve's Hungry City/Mortal Engines books are set in a far future when cities with familiar names (London; Paris; Manchester) move around the world (tractor treads; wheels) swallowing up smaller cities, or being swallowed: Municipal Darwinism. Thorbury -- the eponymous Thunder City -- has been......more

I enjoyed this but it just seemed to have a somewhat disjointed start and I didn't quite get into it until late. The world building is brilliant and really stands out like it did in the original books and really evokes a strong sense of the world around it. It's a bit strange and unusual but I was ab......more

Thanks to NetGalley and Scholastic for the ARC. It has been so long since I've read a Mortal Engines book, and it feels so good to be back. I haven't finished the main quartet so far, but it's not necessary in order to understand this standalone. Just the first book would give you enough background t......more

I was so excited to see another for the Mortal Engines series, one of my favourite series hands down. I’d read some of Reeves’ other stuff like Fever Crumb etc to try and fill the gap and I think I’d put Thunder City in the same sort of category as them. Basically it’s sort of more of a children’s s......more

I received a review copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It has not affected my opinions. THUNDER CITY is a brilliant return to this best selling world, bringing a new adventure and new characters to life. I loved being able to return to the world of MORTAL ENGINES. It's so imagin......more