{"product_id":"thunder-city-a-mortal-engines-novel-9781546138235","title":"Thunder City (a Mortal Engines Novel)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn edge-of-your seat adventure set in the iconic world of Mortal Engines!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamzin Pook is a fighter in the Amusement Arcade. And what she does best is killing Revenants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll 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 doesn't dare to hope or wish for anything more than to survive another day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the wheeled city of Motoropolis 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 who's determined to find the Mayor's good-for-nothing son and force him to take back what's rightfully his. But to get to him, she'll need to find someone who's skilled at fighting Revenants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a daring abduction, Miss Torpenhow and Tamzin Pook's destinies are entwined, and so begin their adventures together...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 Motoropolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders, hold onto your seats--it's going to be a wild ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Reeve is the bestselling author of the Mortal Engines quartet, which is now a major motion picture, and the award-winning Fever Crumb series. His other books include the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eHere Lies Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Such Thing As Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in England with his wife and son. Visit him online at philip-reeve.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874749124882,"sku":"9781546138235","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_339daf77-868f-4814-a06c-9a46f1821d73.jpg?v=1738006014","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thunder-city-a-mortal-engines-novel-9781546138235","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}