A Darkling Plain (Mortal Engines, Book 4)

Philip Reeve

Dec 2017 · Mortal Engines Book 4 · Scholastic Audio

About this audiobook

Mortal Engines is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson!

* "Reeve's [Mortal Engines] remains a landmark of visionary imagination." -- School Library Journal, starred review"A breathtaking work of imagination, Hester Shaw is a heroine for the ages. The moment we finished reading [Mortal Engines] we knew we wanted to make it into a movie." -- Producer Peter JacksonLondon is a radioactive ruin.Tom and Wren discover that the old predator city hides an awesome secret that could bring an end to the war. But as they risk their lives in its dark underbelly, time is running out. Alone and far away, Hester faces a fanatical enemy who possesses the weapons and the will to destroy the entire human race.The final book in the Mortal Engines series, Philip Reeve's A Darkling Plain is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.Mortal Engines is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson!

Ratings and reviews

Listened to it on audio, and more than once drove past my intended destination, so mesmerized was I. Mr. Reeve uses a lot of elements that already exist (as did Rowling), which made the read easier. 'A stalker? Oh yeah, kind of like a Borg! I know what that is...' And the ending! It was sad to say goodbye to all my new friends, but his wrap up left me pondering my own particular locus on the slippery slopes of our Mortal Engine (coil). Now, on to Mr. Reeve's other works... L.D.Lovitt III

About the author

Philip Reeve is the bestselling author of the Mortal Engines quartet, which is now a major motion picture, and the award-winning Fever Crumb series. His other books include the highly acclaimed Here Lies Arthur and No Such Thing As Dragons. He lives in England with his wife and son. Visit him online at philip-reeve.com.