Infernal Devices (Reeve novel)
Infernal Devices is the third of four novels in Philip Reeve's children's series, the" Mortal Engines Quartet".
Mortal Engines Quartet
The Mortal Engines Quartet( also known as the Hungry City Chronicles in the United States; Predator Cities or the Predator Cities Quartet) is a series of epic young adult fantasy novels by the British novelist and illustrator Philip Reeve.
He began the first volume of the series," Mortal Engines", in the 1980s, and it was published in 2001.
Reeve then published three further novels," Predator's Gold" in 2003," Infernal Devices" in 2005, and" A Darkling Plain" in 2006.
The series is set thousands of years in the future in a time known as the Traction Era, and tell the story of two young adventurers on a desolate planet Earth where moving cities roam for resources, eating each other.
The novels have won a number of awards, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2002 for" Mortal Engines" and the 2006 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Fiction for" A Darkling Plain".
A companion piece entitled" The Traction Codex" was released in 2011, and was expanded into" The Illustrated World of Mortal Engines" by Reeve and Jeremy Levett, which was published in 2018.
Additionally, a collection of short stories set before the series called" Night Flights" was published the same year.
Also, a prequel series," Fever Crumb", set 600 years before the events of the Quartet, was published between 2009 and 2011.
Universal Pictures and MRC released a film adaptation of the first novel," Mortal Engines", in 2018, though its movie universe is different from that of the books'.
Mortal Engines (film)
Mortal Engines is a 2018 post-apocalyptic adventure film directed by Christian Rivers and with a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson, based on the novel of the same name by Philip Reeve, and starring Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide, and Stephen Lang.
An American – New Zealand co-production, the film is set in a post-apocalyptic world where entire cities have been mounted on wheels and motorised, and practice municipal Darwinism; its movie universe is different to that of the books'.
Jackson purchased the rights to the book in 2009, but the film languished for several years before being officially announced in 2016.
Jackson picked Rivers, who won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on Jackson's" King Kong", to make his directorial debut with the project, and also brought on several members of his production teams from the" Lord of the Rings" and" Hobbit" film series.
Filming took place from April to July 2017 in New Zealand.
" Mortal Engines" had its world premiere on November 27, 2018 in London, was theatrically released in Australia and New Zealand on December 6, 2018 and in the United States on December 14, 2018.
The film received negative reviews from critics, some of whom praised the visual effects and score with most criticizing the direction, screenplay and" lack of personality".
It was the biggest box- office bomb of 2018( one of the 10 biggest of all time, as of August 2019), grossing over$ 83 million worldwide against a production budget of at least$ 100 million, and losing the studio nearly$ 175 million.
Police Dog Story
Police Dog Story is a 1961 crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring James Brown and Merry Anders.
When the Clock Strikes
When the Clock Strikes is a 1961 gangster film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring James Brown and Merry Anders.
Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines is a young- adult science fiction fantasy novel by Philip Reeve, published by Scholastic UK in 2001.
The book focuses on a futuristic, steampunk version of London, now a giant machine striving to survive on a world running out of resources.
" Mortal Engines" is the first book of a series," Mortal Engines Quartet", published from 2001 to 2006.
It has been adapted as a 2018 feature film by Peter Jackson and Hollywood, though its movie universe is different to that of the book.
The book has won a Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and was shortlisted for the 2002 Whitbread Award.
Secret of Deep Harbor
The Secret of Deep Harbor is a 1961 film directed by Edward L. Cahn, and starring Ron Foster and Merry Anders.
It was a remake by producer Edward Small of his earlier" I Cover the Waterfront"( 1932).
Raiders from Beneath the Sea
Raiders from Beneath the Sea is a 1964 drama film directed by Maury Dexter, starring Ken Scott and Merry Anders.
Police Dog Story
Police Dog Story is a 1961 crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring James Brown and Merry Anders.
Merry Mavericks
Merry Mavericks is a 1951 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges( Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard).
It is the 133rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Question: Are both Mortal Engines (Film) and Merry Mavericks from the same country?
Answer: yes