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Mortal Engines Quartet · Philip Reeve
Mortal Engines Quartet books in order
There are 5 books in Mortal Engines Quartet. The latest, Thunder City, came out in 2024, and Philip Reeve hasn't announced another one yet.
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Release information last checked 24 October 2026.
Mortal Engines Quartet books in order
2001Book 1Mortal Engines
2003Book 2Predator's Gold
2001Book 3Infernal Devices
2006Book 4A Darkling Plain
2024Book 5Thunder City
Companion stories
2018CompanionNight Flights
2012CompanionThe Traction Codex
What Mortal Engines Quartet is about
From the description of Mortal Engines, the first book.
London is hunting The great Traction City lumbers after a small town, eager to strip its prey of all assets and move on. Resources on the Great Hunting Ground that once was Europe are so limited that mobile cities must consume one another to survive, a practice known as Municipal Darwinism. Tom, an apprentice in the Guild of Historians, saves his hero, Head Historian Thaddeus Valentine, from a murder attempt by the mysterious Hester Shaw -- only to find himself thrown from the city and stranded with Hester in the Out Country. As they struggle to follow the tracks of the city, the sinister plans of London's leaders begin to unfold ...
Mortal Engines Quartet at a glance
- Author
- Philip Reeve
- Books published
- 5
- Companion stories
- 2
- Still to come
- None announced yet
- First book published
- 2001
Questions readers ask
Is there going to be another Mortal Engines Quartet book?
Philip Reeve hasn't announced one yet. If a new Mortal Engines Quartet book is announced, AuthorPing will let you know.
How many books are in Mortal Engines Quartet?
5 books have been published in Mortal Engines Quartet so far, plus 2 companion stories.
What order should I read Mortal Engines Quartet in?
Read the main books in order: 1. Mortal Engines, 2. Predator's Gold, 3. Infernal Devices, 4. A Darkling Plain, 5. Thunder City. The 2 companions can be read alongside them.
Is Mortal Engines Quartet finished?
Philip Reeve hasn't announced another Mortal Engines Quartet book, so it may be finished. Series do come back, though, and AuthorPing will let you know if a new one is announced.
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