num_pages: 540
description: The fourth and final book in Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet.The great Traction City of London now lies in ruins. Once, not so long ago, it hunted other cities across the vast wastes of a devastated land. Now it is a poisonous, lifeless wreck - until Tom Natsworthy and his daughter, Wren, uncover the secret hidden in its dark heart. It's a secret that could bring an end to the war once and for all. But as Tom and Wren risk their lives, time is running out. Far away, a dangerous child with a deadly secret of his own is making a journey that may lead to the destruction of the entire human race.
language: English
title: A Darkling Plain
titlecomplete: A Darkling Plain (The Hungry City Chronicles, #4)
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Teen, Young Adult, Fantasy, Dystopia, Audiobook, Post Apocalyptic, Steampunk
ratings_count: 13247
series: Mortal Engines Quartet
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Young Adult Novel, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Young Adult Literature
publisher: Scholastic Press