Darkling Plain - Couverture rigide

Reeve, Philip

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0439949971 ISBN 13 : 9780439949972

Editeur : Scholastic Press, 2006

Synopsis

'A Darkling Plain' is the brilliant ending to an award-winning quartet that began with 'Mortal Engines'. It is six months after the tumultuous events on Brighton. Wren Natsworthy and her father have taken to the skies in their airship, the Jenny Haniver. Tom is troubled by Hester's disappearance and meanwhile the fragile truce between the Green Storm and the Traction Cities splinters and hostility breaks out again. Events are set on a collision course as things end where they began, with London ...

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The final book of the thrilling Predator Cities series!

London is a radioactive ruin.

But Tom and Wren discover that the old predator city hides an awesome secret that could bring an end to the war. But as they risk their lives in its dark underbelly, time is running out. Alone and far away, Hester faces a fanatical enemy who possesses the weapons and the will to destroy the entire human race.

The final book in the Predator Cities series, Philip Reeve's A Darkling Plain is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.

Revue de presse

“An explosive finish. All stops are pulled out.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

“A remarkable body of work. Complex, intelligent, and rewarding, Reeve’s world is truly one to get lost in.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“A bold, sprawling conclusion that befits a bold, sprawling series.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review))

“A worthy conclusion to a series that ranks among the best science fiction for young people in recent years”. (School Library Journal)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scholastic Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0439949971
• ISBN 13: 9780439949972
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: McQue Ian
• Nombre de pages: 533
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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