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nAn edge-of-your seat adventure set in the iconic world of Mortal Engines!n nn nTamzin Pook is a fighter in the Amusement Arcade. And what she does best is killing Revenants.n nn nAll she knows is survival, having arrived in the Arcade as a small child. She pushes away her memories, her hopes, and her fears, and she emerges into the arena to battle the Revenants--dead brains nestled in armored engine bodies. She doesnt dare to hope or wish for anything more than to survive another day.n nn nMeanwhile, the wheeled city of Thorbury has been taken over by a rebel faction who killed its leaders and commandeered the city. Its only hope is a teacher named Miss Torpenhow whos determined to find the Mayors good-for-nothing son and force him to take back whats rightfully his. But to get to him, shell need to find someone whos skilled at fighting Revenants.n nn nWith a daring abduction, Miss Torpenhow and Tamzin Pooks destinies are entwined, and so begin their adventures together...n nn nThis stand-alone Mortal Engines novel follows an unlikely crew of fighters-turned friends: Tamzin Pook, Hilly Torpenhow, mayor-to-be Max Angmering, and washed-up mercenary Oddington Doom. Together, they must find a way to outwit the assassins that are determined to drag Tamzin back to the arcade, and try to take back Thorbury.n nn nReaders, hold onto your seats--its going to be a wild ride.n
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Brand: Philip Reeve
