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Fever Crumb
- Narrated by: Philip Reeve
- Series: Fever Crumb, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Fever Crumb has been adopted and raised by Dr. Crumb, a member of the Order of Engineers, where she serves as an apprentice. At a time when women are not seen as reasonable creatures, Fever is an anomaly, the only girl to serve in the Order. Soon, though, she must say good-bye to Dr. Crumb to assist archaeologist Kit Solent with a top secret project.
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- Brian
- 07-05-18
It all started with Fever Crumb
Well perhaps not, but in this brilliant prequel to the Mortal Engines series we find out more of the back story of municipal Darwinism. Set in a static London, the story bridges the reign of the Scrivenen and the rise of the tractionist movement. We meet Shrike, in human and stalker form, but confusingly called Grike as in the American edition of Mortal Engines. To say more would be a real plot spoiler, so download and enjoy!
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- Ed
- 07-04-13
Continue the Story...
Kept my kids (17, 14 and 10) entertained during a long car journey - what more can you say?
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- NM
- 02-02-19
Grike?
Good reading, interesting to hear the author himself describing the origins of so much.
but 'Grike'?
Would it have killed audible to use the English version of the book?
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- Andrew
- 21-12-18
fabulous prequel
I adored the Mortal Engines books and I was so happy to get a hold of this book. it is a wonderful treat full of little in-jokes which enrich the reading experience
a delight. definitely going to read the sequels
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- Natalie
- 11-10-18
Wonderful prequel
I fell in love with the mortal engines tetrology and of course needed to hear the prequels. At first I was disappointed that the narrator was a different person (he's so good in mortal engines) and to be honest,I bought, returned then rebought the book. There more about stalkers (I know shrike is in here somewhere and he's my favourite character) wonderful world building, you just get lost in the atmosphere
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- Kay
- 13-04-13
A fresh approach
An enjoyable change from the usual fantasy fare. Darkly immersive and compelling, it left me wanting more.
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- R Ferguson
- 09-04-16
Love it. Great mix of adventure, science and feels
I thought the author did a great job of reading his own work, and I love his stories. there is an intimacy that is created when this occurs. although technically "young adult", this adventure easily held my middle aged attention.
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- Morad
- 27-05-12
A Great Listen...
I'm surprised no one reviewed this yet, I've had this book on my wishlist for a few months (dunno how it got there in the first place) and 2 weeks ago I decided why not and I'm glad I did...
I bought this book after I just finished "Insurgent", the second book of "Divergent", and I must say I liked Fever Crumb alot more than both those books and even Hunger Games, what I like most about it is the no cheesy love scenes and emotional complications that spam half of the book, I grew very fond of Fever and can't wait to read more of her in the second book "A Web of Air" and the yet to be released third.
If you liked young adult books like Maze Runner and Hunger Games, you'll likely enjoy this book too, Reeve has done an awesome job in both writing and narrating this book.
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- JCurtis
- 18-02-16
Post-apocalyptic Steampunk
Interesting tale. Entertaining. Rich environment created to explore. We meet Fever Crumb mid-story and the details of the world around are teased out as she comes to terms with who she is, who her parents are, and how she is going to make her way in the world. The details on how the technology works or how the world got to the point it is at are left in an almost impressionistic vagueness at times, which piques my curiosity. Pacing is quick. I enjoyed the tale and look forward to the next installment.
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- Elliot
- 24-05-19
Great Story, Needs New Narrator
I have enjoyed the Mortal Engines Quartet, so I thought I would jump back into the universe. The story is great, I just enjoyed the narrator of the Mortal Engines series more. Overall great.
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- neub
- 16-01-19
Beautiful
The story and the narration are truly lovely. Philip Reeve delivers magic all around. Wonderful.
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- G. Berger
- 20-07-18
Too short, but a great trip back to Mortal Engines
I love Fever, she's a great blank slate type of character that adds some clarity to a very messy world and makes the other characters stand out. Seems like the story is going to some interesting places, and as usual Reeve is great at describing his world.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-07-18
Good book
It is a good book, I like to get some back story of Mortal engines.
But the book do lag or shutter at times and that is super annoying.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-08-20
Prequel to Mortal Engines
Philip Reeve does not disappoint- as always, his characters are well developed and the continuity of the storyline is fantastic. If you’ve read the first four books in the series, you will find yourself connecting the dots throughout the read, which is quite fun. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-04-20
Exceptional
Simply a masterpiece, love the whole mortal engines series , and this is a must for any fan og the first books
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- jacob pugh
- 25-03-20
Great job on this book.
So far, I've enjoyed this book the most from the Mortal Engines world. The narration by the author made it even better. I especially enjoy his brief commentary at the end.