Cette série plonge les lecteurs dans un avenir dystopique richement imaginé, suivant une jeune protagoniste prise dans une lutte pour la survie. Elle mêle magistralement une aventure palpitante à des questions profondes sur la place de l'humanité dans un monde façonné par la technologie avancée et l'effondrement sociétal. Les lecteurs seront captivés par la construction complexe du monde et le voyage captivant d'un personnage naviguant dans des paysages périlleux et des complexités morales. Ces histoires offrent une exploration unique et stimulante du destin et de la résilience.
Set in a world where women are often dismissed as irrational, Fever Crumb stands out as a unique character. Raised by Dr. Crumb, a member of the Engineers, she navigates her role as the only female apprentice in a male-dominated environment. The story explores her struggles and triumphs as she challenges societal norms and seeks her identity amidst the constraints of her time.
The author of the best-selling and critically beloved Mortal Engines quartet has written a stunning, stand-alone prequel. London is a riot-torn, ruinous town, clinging to a devastated landscape and hiding an explosive secret. Is Fever, adopted daughter of Dr Crumb, the strange key that will unlock its dangerous mysteries?
Set in the extraordinary city of Mayda, the story follows Fever Crumb, an engineer who escaped a war-torn London. As she becomes involved with a reclusive inventor working on a flying machine, Fever must navigate the dangers posed by ruthless enemies eager to seize their groundbreaking secrets. The narrative combines elements of adventure and intrigue against a backdrop of innovative architecture and technology.
In a faraway corner of a ruined world, a mysterious boy is building a flying machine. Birds help him, and so does a beautiful, brilliant, half-human engineer called Fever Crumb. But powerful enemies stalk them - either to possess their revolutionary invention, or to destroy the secrets of flight forever.
In a land once known as Britain, nomadic tribes are preparing to fight a terrifying enemy - the first-ever traction city. Before London can launch itself, young engineer Fever Crumb must journey to the wastelands of the North and seek the ancient birthplace of the Scriven mutants. The seventh awe- inspiring adventure in the MORTAL ENGINES series.