by Philip Reeve · Hachette · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782012008250
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«Mécaniques fatales» is the young adult science fiction and steampunk novel by Philip Reeve, published by Hachette in paperback (306 pages, in French).
In a remote future, cities are enormous rolling machines that hunt each other. London, after years of scarcity, goes out to hunt, but young apprentice Tom discovers a secret and falls to the Terra Incognita along with Esther Verne, a mysterious young woman. Lost in the mud ocean, they must join forces to return to the moving city.
It is the first installment of the Mortal Engines Quartet series, originally published as Mortal Engines in 2001. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2002 and was nominated for the Whitbread Award.
Aimed at young readers aged 12 and up, with special appeal for fans of dystopias and steampunk.
Philip Reeve is an English author and illustrator of children's books, primarily known for the 2001 book Mortal Engines and its sequels. His 2007 novel, Here Lies Arthur, based on the legendary King Arthur, won the Carnegie Medal.
