Some authors became Darlings of the Moment. But once they have proven themselves, book people just take them for granted. Sad but true.
Philip Reeve, a former Darling of mine, dropped from my radar. A scan of my "read" books list reminded me of Reeve's splendid awesomeness.
His Mortal Engines series (once known as Hungry Cities) is ground breaking, combining dystopia with steampunk and sci-fi with lots of BIG landscape gobbling cities. (Also, "ground breaking"! Good, huh?) Peter Jackson is turning the book, Mortal Engines into a movie. Trailer! Release date is December of this year.
My favorite Reeve title is Larklight and its sequels because the characters are Victorian and modern all at one go.
When you are looking for a riveting adventure to read this summer, DON'T FORGET PHILIP REEVE! Not just for steampunk aficianados - Philip Reeve writes for all of us.
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