Infernal Devices (Mortal Engines, Book 3)

De: Philip Reeve

Narrado por: Barnaby Edwards

Mortal Engines is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson!

The mighty engines of Anchorage have been rusted and dead for years. The derelict city no longer roams the Ice Wastes, but has settled on the edge of the land that was once America. Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw are happy in the safety of a static settlement, but their daughter, Wren, is desperate for adventure. When a dangerously charming submarine pirate offers her a chance to escape, Wren doesn't think twice about leaving her home and her parents behind. But the pirate wants something in return -- Wren must steal the mysterious Tin Book. To do so will ignite a conflict that could tear the whole world apart.

Mortal Engines is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson!

©2005 Philip Reeve (P)2018 Scholastic Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Reeve's [Mortal Engines] remains a landmark of visionary imagination." -- School Library Journal, starred review"

A breathtaking work of imagination, Hester Shaw is a heroine for the ages. The moment we finished reading [Mortal Engines] we knew we wanted to make it into a movie." -- Producer Peter Jackson

Philip Reeve's epic city-eat-city adventure series continues with Mortal Engines Book 3: Infernal Devices.

Great Series

So much better than the movie, this series follows the story of 3-5 people, all related in a way, to paint the picture of a futuristic regressed world, torn apart by municipal darwinism. It does a great job painting greed and power on both sides of pro-technology and pro-earth and makes the reader stop to think about how much we take for granted.

Rescue quest with twists

A quest which skips over how the landscape is traversed and focuses on the confused minds of all concerned. Audience must fill in a lot of details, too many for my liking. The third female protagonist is added, but her flip from rebellion to repentant prodigal seems hackneyed, whereas her mom's flip seems pathological. There are some gratuitous toss-ins, such as the silly book titles, Jane Austen quote, bikini jingle - none of which really embellish the story, There is room to ponder who is really programed, the robots or Hester, but while the plot has potential, the literary flourish of the narrative leaves me unimpressed. Book 2 was better. More positively, this middle book was not as boring as often happens in series.

Horrible in the best way

I mean in terms of the story being about complex broken people. Reader beware, this is not a story about saints doing good deeds and not all the good guys get to ride into the sunset. There is a bit of plot contrivance but otherwise the story is compelling, if dark.

Just as good as the first and second books

It is just nice to listen to Evan tho its pretty scary I just think it’s good you cloud say amazing but Philip reeve has done a great job well done Philip reeve!!!

Ooof! That Ending!

Another fun chapter in the Mortal Engines series. But, ooof! That ending! My heart still hurts. So glad there's a Book 4, because I really need to know what happens next.