Wealth of fierce beasts

Author: Philip Reeve
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is a sequel to The Dead End Engine. Its English version was released in the UK and North America in 2004 and quickly garnered widespread attention, earning fervent from sci-fi fans worldwide. The media also praised it enthusiastically. Like The Dead End Engine, it is utterly captivating. It won the Nestlé Smarties Children's Book Prize Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award. Philip Reeve plunges us into a cold, terrifying, yet convincing world. The "Jenny" is flying over the side of a volcano. On the other side, there are no more mountains, only an endless blue-white plain stretching toward the distant horizon. They are at the mercy of the wind, helplessly carried by the gales into the "Frost Wastes." After two years of carefree travel along the "Bird Road," an accidental encounter puts Tom and Hester back in danger. After escaping the ruthless pilot of the "Green Storm," the bone-chilling cold of the Frost Wastes seeps into their marrow. Fortunately, they stumble onto the icy city of Anchorage in time. However, Anchorage is not a safe haven—the city struggles to move forward after suffering a plague. The young governor's wife makes a desperate decision for the city's survival. She sets a course for the dying continent—America, according to the legend, a land ravaged by destruction. A beautiful paradise is taking shape. Yet the journey is filled with danger, because, according to the legend, strange creatures and ghosts roam the "High Ice Regions." Moreover, the existence of the barbarians—the hunters of Akenggel City—poses a terrifying and real threat. Freya wakes up early and lies still in the darkness for a moment. As the powerful engine pushes her city across the ice, she feels the city tremble and sway beneath her.