Mortal Engines: 1 (Mortal Engines Quartet)

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The Ice Wastes – New name for the Arctic, wherein Traction Cities use iron runners to skate across the ice. In some places, the ice is thin, and they risk falling into the ocean. bookthesp1 also recommended the Mortal Enginesprequels, including Fever Crumb, while @konallis said that they think Philip's Larklighttrilogy is 'superior' to Mortal Engines -definitely worth a look, then! Garth Nix, Philip Pullman and Ursula Le Guin

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Mortal Engines is set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by the Sixty Minute War, which caused mass geological upheaval. To escape the instabilities, a Nomad leader called Nikola Quercus (known as god Nicholas Quirke by the time of the book) installed huge engines and wheels on London, and enabled it to dismantle (or eat) other cities for resources. The technology rapidly spread, and evolved into what is known as " Municipal Darwinism", and the emergence of " traction cities". Although the planet has since become stable, Municipal Darwinism has spread to most of the world except for Asia and parts of Africa, with the primary location of many traction cities being the Great Hunting Ground.

Leviathanwas also recommended by @WCBLIBRARY along withChina Miéville's Un Lun Dun,if you're looking for 'other worlds with elements of steampunk'. Neil Gaiman

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The historians and the engineers have significant roles in the sub-plot concerning Katherine Valentine’s investigation aboard London, but the removal isn’t particularly noticeable as this thread has been largely excised from the film. It does, however, rob us of the inclusion of additional stalkers beyond Shrike, which in turn undermines one of the major plot points in the book’s sequels. Hester’s scar Its a town eat town world” as we take a closer look at the post-apocalyptic teen thriller Mortal Engines. The allusion here reflects on the character's true nature, a common occurrence in the naming scheme of Mortal Engines. Other examples are MEDUSA and ODIN.It was criticized for changing the book's climax and ending, removing the book's social commentary and satire, and its portrayal of Hester Shaw as a more traditionally heroic character, although the design of the traction cities and Robert Sheehan's performance were praised. Natsworthy has lived his entire life on his little section of London. His sheltered existence becomes the lens through which the readers will come to know the world of the Mortal Engines. He is the reader surrogate, there to ask the questions we would ask. Like, why are humans living on mobile freakin’ cities?