Mortal Engines
Thousands of years in the future, the world's great cities roll across the continents in search of resources. They snap up smaller cities, stripping their resources and enslaving their people.
Tom, an Apprentice Historian, has always accepted this "Municipal Darwinism" as a fact of life. But when a strange turn of events finds Tom - together with a mysterious and enraged girl assassin - unceremoniously dumped off his beloved London, Tom's whole world is turned on its head.
What follows is an action-filled, steampunk page-turner with plenty of intrigue, suspense, and a touch of romance. This first volume of the Hungry City Chronicles is a terrific read for middle school and up, especially those who have enjoyed Kenneth Oppel's Airborn.