Hungry City Chronicles
Predator Cities is the title of a tetralogy, sometimes called the Predator Cities Quartet, consisting of four novels, Mortal Engines (2001), Predator's Gold (2003), Infernal Devices (2005), and A Darkling Plain (2006), written by the British author Philip Reeve. Originally known as the Mortal Engines Quartet, it was known in the US as the Hungry City Chronicles, though the author had stated that he did not like this series title.
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“Becoming more flexible, open-minded, having a capacity to deal with change is a good thing. But it is far from the whole story. Grandparents, in the absence of the social institutions that once demanded civilized behavior, have their work cut out for them. Our grandchildren are hungry for our love and approval, but also for standards being set.”
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“When the city gate catches fire, it’s the fish in the moat who suffer.”
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