Fever Crumb (Mortal Engines Quartet 5, Prequel) - Hardcover
The author of the best-selling and critically beloved "Mortal Engines" quartet has written a stunning prequel. "Fever Crumb" is set a generation before the events of Mortal Engines, when cities are just beginning to devour each other. Is the mystery of Fever, adopted daughter of Dr. Crumb, the key to the secret that lies at the heart of London?
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Philip Reeve is the bestselling author of the Predator Cities quartet 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 Dartmoor, England with his wife and son. Visit him online at philip-reeve.com.
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Starred Review. Grade 5–7—Reeve's "Hungry City Quartet" (HarperCollins) remains a landmark of visionary steampunk imagination, with a future where traction cities roll about chasing down smaller cities, which they devour for parts in an exercise called Municipal Darwinism. Returning to this future, Reeve gives readers a story that takes place decades before the rise of the traction cities and examines the social and political milieu that led to that major societal change. Fever Crumb is the adopted daughter of Dr. Crumb, and the only female member of the Order of Engineers. Taken from the safety of the Order into the streets of London, Fever discovers a world where bands of Skinners have virtually exterminated a mutant race of people with speckled skin known as the Scriven. Suspected of being a Scriven herself, Fever must elude capture while she searches to find out who she really is. The answers she finds have far-reaching implications for the future of the world. Reeve is not just an excellent writer, but a creator with a wildly imaginative mind. The future London setting of this story is well imagined and feels like a place Charles Dickens might have described had he been a science-fiction writer. Plot details such as the origin story of the resurrected cyborg Stalker Shrike will resonate with fans of the earlier titles, but this book can also be read independently by those who are new to Reeve's work. A must for any fantasy collection.—Tim Wadham, St. Louis County Library, MO
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- PublisherScholastic
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1407102427
- ISBN 13 9781407102429
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages336
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Signed & Numbered limited edition (353/500) by Philip Reeve on 30th April 2009 . Comes with rare Postcard plus Declaration of Authenticity from Scholastic . Book is Unread . Front/Back: New . Spine: New . Pages & Edges: New & Unread . First (1st) Printing / Impression 10987654321 . Year: 2009 . Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 850
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. David Wyatt (illustrator). 1st Edition. A signed, numbered & stamped first edition hardcover of Philip Reeve s excellent prequel to his Mortal Engines Quartet. First printing with full numberline 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 confirming it s first print status. Brand new in fine unread condition.Plus promotional Fever Crumb postcard. On the title page author Philip Reeve signed & numbered 500 first editions prior to publication on April 30th 2009 in-house at Scholastic UK. The publishers have produced a "Declaration of Authenticity" relating to Philip s signature and numbering of each of these books. The quality and attention to detail on these letters are striking. These Scholastic headed letters are printed on Conqueror paper and the text is in the same font as the book itself. Every one of the 500 letters that go with each book has been hand signed by Philip s Publisher Marion Lloyd who was present during the signing at Scholastic. The title page is also stamped with a symbol of a wheeled armoured fortress - This stamp is an exclusive to these 500 numbered copies was chosen and designed by cover illustrator David Wyatt. Those who have read the story will appreciate that this is a fitting addition from David.PACKED IN A BOX WITH PLENTY OF PROTECTION. Please see photo for a representation of the signed, stamped page. Please note that the number you will receive will differ from the one pictured.***************SHIPPED IN A BOX WITH PLENTY OF PROTECTION. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000250
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First in a prequel series to the Mortal Engines quartet. First printing with full numberline 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 confirming it s first print status. This is one of a few very special copies that have been signed with a beautiful hand drawn fine pen illustration on the title page by the very talented Philip Reeve. New, in fine unread condition.PACKED IN A BOX WITH PLENTY OF PROTECTION. (Please note that we have a few of these illustrated copies and they have all been individually illustrated by Philip Reeve - yours may differ slightly from the one pictured). Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000333
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