Friday, April 04, 2008

Mortal Engines


Phillip Reeve has done what very few writers have been able to do. He has made me love a science fiction series. The Hungry City Chronicles is an amazing collection of books currently four strong that details life on Earth after war has left the planet mostly uninhabitable and its cities roving around the wasteland looking for other cities to conquer so that they can absorb their resources . Well, depending on who you ask...

Tom Natsworthy is an apprentice historian who finds himself in a world of trouble when he falls off the powerful roving city of London and finds himself in the company of an angry disfigured girl who know a lot more about how the the cities work than he does.

This book, along with Ender's Game, Feed, Rash and Unwind is a look at a futuristic Earth which really appeals to me. I often get nervous about futuristic books. Poor human race, what they are going to have to put up with! But the story is so compelling I can put away my worries and just enjoy the ride!

2 comments:

Kilgariff said...

Hey, would you mind telling me where you got that image? If it's a game, I'd love to give it a go :)

Barb said...

It isn't from a game, but the way the book is laid out, it would be a great one!

The image is, I believe, fan art. But I couldn't find the name of the artist. I love the look of it, though!