THUNDER CITY

Barnaby Edwards's storytelling verve in this far-future adventure will have listeners rapt. Edwards is equally believable as a fussy tutor, a girl who is forced to fight mechanical monsters for entertainment, a washed-up soldier, and the rest of the characters who make up the story's motley crew. When Miss Torpenhow's city of Thorbury is taken over by hostile forces, she embarks on a dangerous quest to try to save it. The people she gathers around her during her journey become something of a found family. Edwards finds the emotional heart as he delivers Reeve's fascinating world-building and clever writing. Even listeners who haven't heard the other books in the Mortal Engines series will be able to dive into this exciting audiobook. J.M.D. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2024]