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The Mortal Engines Quartet (published in the United States under the title The Hungry City Chronicles) is a series of four novels written by the British author Philip Reeve. The series comprises four books: Mortal Engines (published 2001), Predator's Gold (2003), Infernal Devices (2005), and A Darkling Plain (2006).

The series is set in a post-apocalyptic world with much of the plot revolving around the idea of traction cities.

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Scott Westerfeld The Revenge of Samuel Stokes Penelope Lively