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A Darkling Plain

Mortal Engines, Book 4

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A Darkling Plain

By: Philip Reeve
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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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.

©2006 Philip Reeve (P)2018 Scholastic Inc. Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fiction Adventure War
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I enjoyed this so much more than book 3! Book 1 and 4 are defintiely my favourites. Such a lovely ending to the series.

Simply beautiful

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Great ending, enjoyed reading it. Narration was good except when voicing characters, which were badly overdone.

Good yarn

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While the lack of character voices is a bit annoying, this has been a wonderful series.

A great ending

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I’ve just finished this, the 4th and final book in Mortal Engines Quartet...and what a series!

The writing always kept me interested and never laboured too much despite the plots get more complex and intertwined as the books progressed. I really started to get to know and enjoy the characters, in particular the unusual dynamics of the main characters of Tom and Hester as well as my personal favourite, Professor Nimrod Pennyroyal, the likeable rogue and conman.

The narration by Barnaby Edwards is superb. His range of accents and voices really had me mentally picturing the characters who were very believable.

All in all, a fantastic read and I’m sad to have finished the series. I’ve still got the film to look forward to...let’s hope they stuck to the books and don’t ‘Hollywoodize’ it too much!

What an adventure!

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Fantastic! This is all I could have asked for the ending of a brilliant series all I wished for was just a little more.

Pristine!

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By far his best book of the series and a simply perfect ending. First two books a little slow at first but this 4th book made the whole series worth it. Gripping action for most the book and so much character development, twists I didn’t see coming

Best book yet

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Just finished trought the whole series, I remember reading the first book as a kid. I loved the setting and the characters. Now I got to appreciate the interactions among them with a different prospective. And i really loved the ending, which was perfect in the way the narrator portraits it!

Childhood read rediscovered

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it was a nice series and happy I listened to it. sad ending but feel like it was a good way to end it.

Very nice finish

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A great way to finish such an amazing series. I’ve read it many times but it still hits hard. Truly great!

One of the best endings ever

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