Philip Reeve; Mortal Engines; Night Flights. Illustrated by Ian McQue. Signed limited edition.
This companion volume to the hugely popular children's fantasy series, Mortal Engines comprises 3 short stories by Philip Reeve, focusing on Anna Fang from the main series. This edition was published as a signed and numbered limited edition of 250 copies. This book is signed by Philip Reeve and illustrator, Ian McQue, but no number is written on the limitation page.
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Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines series is a bold blend of steampunk fantasy and dystopian science fiction, set in a far future where vast mobile cities roam the world, consuming smaller towns in a harsh system known as Municipal Darwinism. Following Tom Natsworthy and the fiercely independent Hester Shaw, the books examine the costs of technological ambition, imperial power, and environmental ruin, without offering simple heroes or villains. Inventive, dark, and emotionally resonant, the series is celebrated for its striking world-building and its readiness to show that progress often comes at a heavy price.
Night Flights. Illustrated by Ian McQue. Signed and numbered limited edition. Includes the stories; Frozen Heart, Traction City Blues, and Teeth of the Sea.
Published by Scholastic, London. First edition, first impression, 2018.
A fine purple cloth hardback with silver metallic title to spine and 'cog' wheel design to front. Soundly bound. The jacket is in fine condition. Jacket is now housed in protective, clear, removable, plastic. Looks to be in unread condition.
Text is fine. Copiously illustrated throughout. Purple edges to text block.
(vii) + 185pp + (1).
Text in English.
Dimensions: approx 206mm high x 137mm wide x 21mm deep.
Weight: approximately 314g (the set - unpacked).