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This series may have been written for children with too much exposition, but it featured incredible set pieces, genuine wit, gripping plots/substories and the overall premise was simply awesome.

Does this book ape any other sci-fi novel before it? Opinions on the series?

also yay flood detection mixed with captcha.

>> No.1069790

I have to agree with you on that, Possibly one of my favourite book series ever.

>> No.1069792

your synopsis is reminiscent of PKD's work.

have a good time edging it down to his level

>> No.1069802

>school library
>find this book
>love it so much I never return it
>librarian is old and doesn't care
>feelsgoodman.jpg

>> No.1069808

>>1069802
did you fuck her?

>> No.1069817

>>1069808
If by 'fuck her' you mean steal several classics and trollface when she asks for them back, then yes, I fucked her hard.

>> No.1069847

>>1069792

Philip K Dick had similar ideas of tractionism/ municipal darwinism?

which books?

>> No.1069848

This is my favourite book series ever.

Which is a matter of great amusement from my peers.

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>>1069817
you trollfaced.jpg a librarian? god dammit.

>> No.1069857

>>1069817
i had way too much respect for librarians in general, let alone the frontline readers.

>> No.1069859

Anyone know where I can get EBooks of these?

I've been looking for literally YEARS

>> No.1069875

>>1069859

You haven't gone to the library yet?

>> No.1069884

>>1069875

I'm a couple of thousand miles away from the nearest English-language library

>> No.1069895

>>1069884


oh wow

that's not cool

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>>1069884
>>1069895
>doesntknowpiratebay.org

>> No.1069915

>>1069884

Are you in the ocean or some shit?

>> No.1069923

>>1069915

Yes, Alabama, i'm in the ocean.

>> No.1069961

>>1069923

get your cousin to get it from their school?

what kind of a shitty self-respecting town has no library.

>> No.1069975

>>1069961

China.

>> No.1069985

Whole thing fell apart when they skipped to having their kids as protagonists. Never recovered, in my view.

That said, the first two were stunning.

>> No.1069989

>>1069985

Wren was only the protagonist for like 50% of Infernal Devices, at least.

Also Tom was a kid in Mortal Engines...

On an unrelated note, why the hell wasn't I informed of this?

"In April 2010, it was confirmed that WETA is working on the adaption. Peter Jackson is to be both director and producer, and the film will be shot in stereoscopic 3D.

According to IMDB, the movie may be coming out in 2012."

They had better make the cities fucking unbelievable.

>> No.1070077

Try Storm Constantine's Calenture if you want more books about mobile cities