by Philip Reeve A Steam-Punk novel, this first-in-a-series is thoroughly engaging.
London is a moving Traction City approaching the Great Hunting Grounds. Orphan Tom, a lowly third-class apprentice, thwarts an assassination attempt on the city's Head Historian, Valentine. The would-be killer escapes down the waste chute to the Out-Country, where Tom ends up as well.
Follow them on their adventure, by Air-Ship, Pirate City, and the defense city built into mountains, and learn the true circumstances of Valentine's lethal weapon MEDUSA.
Experience Municipal Darwinism in a world that is not what it seems, with an intriguing underbelly and strong characters on the move.
Recommended for grades 6-9
Reviewed by Joe Drinka
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