The second book in the award-winning Mortal Engines \n quartet. \n Far above Anchorage, a tiny aircraft falls from the sky. \n \n \n Having fled from London in Mortal Engines, Tom and Hester \n seek refuge in a city devastated by plague, haunted by ghosts, \n and filled with deadly secrets... \n \n \n \n \n \n Mortal Engines launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined \n creation, the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities \n fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic future. \n \n Mortal Engines won the coveted Gold Smarties Award. \n \n \n Now a feature film of the same name, starring Hera Hilmar, Robert \n Sheehan and Hugo Weaving. Produced by Lord of the Rings director, \n Peter Jackson. \n