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Nearly twenty years after the city of Anchorage settled down on the shores of the Dead Continent of America, Tom and Hester are leading quiet, peaceful lives. Their wild adventures happened so long ago that they seem like little more than stories told to children -- children such as their own daughter, Wren, who is so exquisitely bored that she'd welcome any sort of excitement. . . .
So when a trio of Lost Boys asks her to steal the mysterious and deadly Tin Book of Anchorage, Wren is only too happy to help. But the theft goes wrong, and the Lost Boys steal Wren, too, leaving Tom and Hester no choice: They must abandon their peaceful life and rescue their daughter. Their search will reunite them with enemies they thought they'd left behind forever, will ask of them sacrifices that no parent can make, and will cost one of them everything that matters most.
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By not4prophet (North Carolina)
"Mortal Engines" was a triumph, but given the roaring success of that book it would be nearly impossible to produce a sequel that tops it. Philip Reeve managed that anyway in "Predator's Gold". After that dazzling display of literary bravado, Reeve had nowhere to go but down. Yet he decided to go up anyway. "Infernal Devices" is more than just a worthy successor to the first two books of the series. It climbs new heights and plumbs new depths in the universe of the mobile cities. What it finds there is nothing short of amazing.
Tom and Hester have spent fifteen peaceful years in the ruins of Anchorage, which came to rest on the long-abandoned shores of North America. They've raised a daughter, Wren, and carved out a life for themselves among the quirky inhabitants of the city. Now, however, other forces are afoot. The Lost Boys and the mysterious Uncle are still at work in their underwater citadel, and soon Wren will be caught up in their net. Tom and Hester will wind up on a rescue mission that takes them back to the arctic, then to the floating paradise of Brighton in search of their daughter.
Meanwhile, other forces are at play in other parts of the world. The Anti-Traction League has regrouped in the Far East under the leadership of Stalker Fang, and is waging a relentless war against the cities. The battles are many but successes are few for either side. A new character emerges who may change everything.
Reeve deftly juggles the two settings. In Brighton everything looks bright and shiny on the surface. Yet Reeve uses the scalpel of satire with amazing dexterity to expose the flaws in the system. "Infernal Devices" delves into topics that you never expected to see in a nominal children's book: class conflict, exploitation, elitism, and the intersection of political and cultural decay.
In the Far East things are dark and gloomy. Yet when despair hovers, our new heroine finds hope in the most likely place. Yes, in fact, "Infernal Devices" takes religion seriously, and is not afraid to contend with the prejudices of our era. The contrast between the two locations and moods could easily fall apart in the hands of an unskilled author. In Reeve's hands, it carries the book upward to greatness, literally and figuratively.
Yet don't let me suggest that the book is depressing, pedantic, or boring. "Infernal Devices" is first and foremost an adventure story, and what an adventure story it is. Theft, kidnapping, narrow escapes, desperate rescues, trickery, betrayal, double agents, suicide missions, it's all here. Just as in the first two books, perfectly-timed comedy mixes flawlessly with the action. There is literally nothing in this book that disappoints. Reeve's series comes alarmingly close to perfection. The only thing that I can't understand is why his books remain virtually unknown while lesser authors (much lesser authors, in some cases) dominate the children's market. Whatever the reason, you can help rectify the situation right now by buying this book.
By Spy Groove (New Zealand)
Peace and quiet at last in Anchorage-in-Vineland. Tom and Hester were able to bring up their only daughter, Wren, in relatively safe homeland.
But that only went till Wren's 16th year because, inheriting her parents' blood, she longed for adventure and at that moment, an old friend of Caul came to break the peace...
Meet again with older Tom and Hester, the threatening Stalker Fang, the undead Mr. Shrike, Lost Boys and the famous-charlatan-writer Nimrod B. Pennyroyal, and also new interesting characters like Wren, Theo and Dr. Zero.
Packed with action, tension, twist, love and drama (not like soap opera mind you). Great story!
By D. Sorrell (Kentucky)
I thought this book was just as good as the other two in the series. I love the little bits of humor the author puts here and there, especially in the big war scenes, things like one of the airships being named "Visible Panty Line". It's well written and exciting enough that I was immediately looking to see if the sequel was available yet. (It is!)
By T. Wolney (Mpls., MN USA)
The third in the series of the Hungry Cities Chronicles evoked the same feelings as the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie. You were left with the anxiety of knowing you spent your money solely to have to spend it all over again on the next in the series.
While the book was pretty decent, there was a bit of a let down in the quality of the storyline because this is a filler to get you to the final book in the series.
Just like I wanted to throw something at the screen at the end of Dead Man's Chest, I threw the book across the room at the end of this story, knowing that I will have to wait another year to find out how the story ends.
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