Fever Crumb is the prequel to the Mortal Engines Quartet by Philip Reeve

Philip Reeve

Philip Reeve is a British author and illustrator. He presently lives on Dartmoor with his wife Sarah and their son Samuel.-Biography:...

, released in 2009. A sequel called A Web of Air

A Web of Air

A Web of Air is the sequel to Fever Crumb, and the second book in the Mortal Engines Quartet prequel series. It was released in April 2010.-Information:...

was released in April 2010.

Plot synopsis

Fever Crumb is the adopted daughter of Dr. Crumb, a member of the Order of Engineers. However, the Nomads of the Frozen North are making their way south, bringing ideas of change and development. London will fall today, people are sure...but who will it fall to?

Characters

• Fever Crumb
• Dr. Gideon Crumb
• Kit Solent (later to become Shrike
  Shrike (Philip Reeve)
  Shrike is a recurring character in Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet and Fever Crumb Series. He appears in all the books except Predator's Gold and A Web of Air....
  
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• Dr. Stayling
• Ted Swiney
• Bagman Creech
• Charley Shallow
• Auric Godshawk
• Wavey Godshawk (the 'Snow Leopard')
• Nikola Quercus (later Nicholas Quirke)
• "'Ruan Solent"'

Awards and recognition

• 2010 Shortlist for the Carnegie Medal
  Carnegie Medal
  The Carnegie Medal is a literary award established in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and given annually to an outstanding book for children and young adults. It is awarded by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals...
  
  
• 2011 American Library Association Notable Children's Book for Older Readers