When Tom and Hester's scrapyard aircraft is pursued by rocket-firing
gunships, they seek sanctuary in the speeding ice city of Anchorage.
But it is no safe refuge. Devastated by plague and haunted
by ghosts, Anchorage is heading for the Dead Continent...
The second instalment of Reeve's critically acclaimed MORTAL ENGINES
quartet.

MORTAL ENGINES launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined creation,
the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities fight for
survival in a post-apocalyptic future. Now, in time for the film
debut, the critically acclaimed MORTAL ENGINES quartet is repackaged
with a fantastic and eye-catching cover featuring new artwork.

In the second brilliant installment of Philip Reeve's award-winning
quartet, Tom and Hester's airship is drifting over the vast Ice
Wastes, crippled by the fanatical aviators of the Anti-Tractionists.
The fast-moving ice city of Anchorage offers sanctuary. But
it is no safe refuge. Devastated by plague and haunted by ghosts,
Anchorage is heading for the Dead Continent of America...

Klappentext

The second book in the award-winning Mortal Engines quartet. Far above Anchorage, a tiny aircraft falls from the sky.

Having fled from London in Mortal Engines, Tom and Hester seek refuge in a city devastated by plague, haunted by ghosts, and filled with deadly secrets...

• Mortal Engines launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined creation, the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic future.
• Mortal Engines won the coveted Gold Smarties Award.

• Now a feature film of the same name, starring Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan and Hugo Weaving. Produced by Lord of the Rings director, Peter Jackson.

  Zusammenfassung
  Far above Anchorage, a tiny aircraft falls from the sky. Having fledfrom London in MORTAL ENGINES, Tom and Hester seek refuge ina city devastated by plague, haunted by ghosts, and filled with deadlysecrets... The second book in the award-winning MORTAL ENGINES quartet.