In a new edition - the second novel of the epic “Chronicles of Predatory Cities”. So, two years have passed since the action of Mortal Engines. Tom Natsworthy, a former student of the London Guild of Historians, and Hester Shaw have been traveling the world for two years, from one moving city to another, on the airship Jenny Haniver, previously owned by the famous adventurer Anna Fang, an agent of the Anti-Motion League. One day, Tom and Esther meet Nimrod Pennyroyal, the famous “traveler, explorer and specialist in alternative history.” In his book “America the Beautiful: The Truth about the Dead Continent,” he argued that in the depths of the depopulated continent blossomed new life. And Margravine Freya, ruler of the ghost town of Anchorage, believes every word of this book...Perhaps the most anticipated premiere of 2018 is the film adaptation of “Mortal Engines,” released in December 2018 under the title “Chronicles of the Cities of Prey.” The film is executive produced and written by Peter Jackson, directed by Christian Rivers (a special effects master who worked with Jackson on the set of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and King Kong), starring Avatar's Stephen Lang and Hugh Weaving (“The Matrix”, “The Lord of the Rings”).