A Web of Air by Philip Reeve

I’m a huge fan of Philip Reeve’s HUNGRY CITY CHRONICLES, a series that has always seemed under-hyped and underappreciated to me. The first four books, beginning with Mortal Engines and ending with A Darkling Plain, are simply fantastic, set in a far future after the world has been destroyed by war and where Traction Cities roam the planet consuming all they come across (including smaller cities). More recently, Reeve has plumbed the depths of the world just on the cusp of entering the mobile city era. Fever Crumb, the first of the prequels, was a good start, with rich characters and an interesting multi-stranded plot, but it was not quite as strong as the original series. With the second of the prequels, A Web of Air, Reeve has fully found his touch again… Read the rest.