Titles in This Set: Mortal Engines Predator's Gold Infernal Devices A Darkling Plain Details Condition: Brand New Format: Paperback (Slip Case Box Set) ISBN: 9781407191775 Publisher: Scholastic Age Range: 12+ Years Overview Step into the Traction Era, a post-apocalyptic future where entire cities roll across the earth on huge wheels, devouring smaller towns to survive. This paperback box set brings together all four novels in Philip Reeve's award-winning Mortal Engines Quartet, repackaged with striking new cover artwork by Ian McQue. Featuring apprentice historian Tom Natsworthy, the scarred outcast Hester Shaw, and a sprawling cast of unforgettable characters, this collection is essential reading for teens and adults who love inventive, high-stakes speculative fiction. About the Books Mortal Engines opens the saga as Tom Natsworthy, a young apprentice historian aboard the great Traction City of London, is flung into the wastelands after a mysterious assassin attacks the city's revered Head Historian. Hunted across a shattered landscape, Tom teams up with the fierce, disfigured Hester Shaw, and together they uncover secrets threatening every city on the Great Hunting Ground. Predator's Gold follows the pair as they flee London for Anchorage, a static city besieged by plague and ghostly visions. Infernal Devices widens the Traction Era's scope, introducing Tom and Hester's daughter Wren and the sinister underwater city of Grimsby. A Darkling Plain concludes the quartet, following Wren and Tom by airship across the Bird Roads as a discovery in London's wreckage forces a reckoning with Hester's past. Across all four novels, Reeve blends breathless action with genuinely moving character arcs in a world that feels both fantastical and eerily plausible. Complete quartet in one set: All four Mortal Engines novels together, ideal for series completists and new readers alike. Award-winning storytelling: Includes the Smarties Gold Award-winning Mortal Engines and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning A Darkling Plain. Striking collectible artwork: Repackaged with eye-catching new covers by illustrator Ian McQue. Perfect for fans of steampunk and dystopian fiction: A must for readers who enjoy inventive worldbuilding and morally complex characters. Great gifting option: A substantial, good-value boxed set for birthdays, Christmas, or classroom libraries. Durable paperback format: Lightweight and portable, easy for teen readers to carry and share. About the Author Philip Reeve is a bestselling British author and illustrator best known for creating the Mortal Engines quartet, a series that redefined YA steampunk and speculative fiction. His novel Here Lies Arthur won the CILIP Carnegie Medal, and Mortal Engines itself won the Smarties Gold Award and the Blue Peter Book of the Year. Reeve has written numerous other acclaimed titles, including Railhead and the Fever Crumb series, and previously illustrated for the Horrible Histories and Murderous Maths series. He lives on Dartmoor, England. Why You'll Love This Set This collection delivers four thrilling, thought-provoking novels in one great-value paperback set, packed with relentless action, inventive worldbuilding, and characters readers won't forget - a standout gift or addition to any young adult bookshelf. Please Note: Cover artwork and ISBN reflect the current UK paperback edition as shown. Actual cover design may vary slightly by print run.