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DARKLING PLAIN is the final instalment in Philip Reeve's gripping quartet which includes MORTAL ENGINES, PREDATOR'S GOLD and INFERNAL DEVICES. Perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, this is a thrilling adventure story set in an inspired fantasy world, where moving cities trawl the globe.

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It's six months after the tumultuous events on Brighton, and Wren Natsworthy and her father Tom have taken to the skies in their airship, The Jenny Haniver. Wren is enjoying life as an aviatrix but Tom is troubled by matters of the heart - Hester's disappearance, and the old wound caused by Pennyroyal's bullet. Until a fluke encounter with a familiar face sets him thinking about the ruins of London and the possibility of going back...

Meanwhile the fragile truce between the Green Storm and the Traction Cities splinters and hostility breaks out again. Events are set on a collision course as things end where they began, with London...

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   10 of 10 people found the following review helpful: The last of a series. The birth of a classic, 27 Sep 2006 By  RRNP "rrnp" (UK) - See all my reviews This is the last volume of the series that began with Mortal Engines, and marks the conclusion of an epic and brilliantly told story. I think it's also the best of the four books, and one of the best books I've ever read. Philip Reeve rights beautifully and with a light touch: there are moments of really lovely and original descriptive writing here. The characters are complex and real, and you care a lot about what happens to them. The story is cracking: it is very fast paced, and sometimes almost too exciting. It all takes place in a supremely well created world. The final chapters are heartbreaking. I was really sad that the book had finished, but I will remember this book for a long time, and I think it will be read with pleasure by many people in this and future generations. A genuine classic. .  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   18 of 19 people found the following review helpful: a good ending to an excellent series, 21 Feb 2006 By  Simon A. Wright "simonandsuewright" (manchester;england) - See all my reviews    This is the last of the 4 novels of the traction cities quartet.As with all the rest it's very inventive and exciting.The characters are believable and continue to grow throughout the book and series. The ending of the book/series is effective and neither mawkish nor contrived. Overall highly recommended both individually and as a series.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   7 of 7 people found the following review helpful: A Darkling Plain, 14 April 2006 By  Reader "Sam" (Somewhere) - See all my reviews After the success of the first three books in this series, Phillip Reeve has a lot to live up to and he has managed to write the best book of the series concluding the story spectacularly. A Darkling Plain opens with Theo Ngoni flying home when he runs into some Sky Knats. The opening chapter is filled with action and leaves you on the edge of your seat urging you to read on. The book leaves you with all sorts of questions all the way through till the last few chapters where everything is wrapped up but it leaves the potential for another book....  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 18 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews better than harry potter imho Enough has been said by others about the brilliance of this book in particular, and the quartet as a whole. Read more Published 1 month ago by Sally Jarvis And now the end is near.... This, as you will have gathered, is the last in the Mortal Engines quartet. Knowing that this was the last one, made me want to go slow and savour each line of Reeves's... Read more Published 4 months ago by Physics Geek one of the best books i have ever read!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this book in my opinion is the best in the quartet and provides a chalenging but fun read for teens. Read more Published 4 months ago by Mrs. A. D. Chownsmith Very Very Good- but somewhat familiar The problem I have with the Mortal Engines Quartet is that I read Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy first. Read more Published 8 months ago by Pufflehuff Outstanding This quartet is an amazing achievement. I was worried that the last volume wouldn't live up to the previous three, but it did. Read more Published 13 months ago by Jellycat