Scrivener's Moon (Fever Crumb Trilogy #3)

by Philip Reeve

Overview

The final Fever Crumb adventure from the author of Mortal Engines. “For die-hard fans of science fiction, it doesn’t get much better.” —School Library Journal

The Scriven people are brilliant, mad—and dead. All except one, whose monstrous creation is nearly complete: a giant city on wheels. New London terrifies the rest of the world, and an army of mammoth-riders gathers to fight it. Meanwhile, young Fever Crumb begins a hunt for Ancient technology in the icy strongholds of the north. She finds a mysterious black pyramid full of secrets. It will change her world forever.

Scrivener’s Moon follows Fever Crumb and A Web of Air to complete one of the most exciting and inventive fantasy adventures series ever written.

“The rich worldbuilding continues to hold surprises, and the writing never falters . . . Quiet and somber, but still deeply satisfying.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Characterization is deep and revelatory; themes are rich and seamlessly interwoven; and the plot is complex and packed with propulsive action.” —The Horn Book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545829762
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/17/2022
Series:	Fever Crumb Triology , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	357
Lexile:	970L (what's this?)
File size:	18 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Philip Reeve is the bestselling author of the Mortal Engines quartet, which is now a major motion picture, and the award-winning Fever Crumb series. His other books include the highly acclaimed Here Lies Arthur and No Such Thing As Dragons. He lives in England with his wife and son. Visit him online at philip-reeve.com.

Read an Excerpt

From Scrivener's Moon

"No!" he shouted. They both shouted it, him and the girl in the mirror, but the only voice he heard was hers. "I am Auric Godshawk! I am Godshawk!"

But he wasn't. Godshawk had died a long time ago. What remained of him was just a ghost inhabiting the mind of this thin girl, his granddaughter. Her name, he suddenly recalled, was Fever Crumb.

And once he knew that, he could not stay. These thin young hands were not his hands these eyes were not his eyes this world was not his world anymore. With a terrible sadness he let himself be folded down, like an immense and wonderful map being crumpled into an impossibly small ball, and packed away into the tiny machine that he had once planted, like a silver seed, among the roots of Fever's brain.

With his last thought as he left her, he wondered what had brought her here alone into the north-country with an arrow through her.

Editorial Reviews

RAISE FOR A WEB OF AIR, BOOK 2 IN THE FEVER CRUMB TRILOGY[star] "Fever Crumb is back! Imaginative, inventive and exciting."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Reeve's intricately imagined world, combined with a fast-paced plot, offers a rich, rewarding reading experience." --School Library JournalPRAISE FOR FEVER CRUMB, BOOK 1 IN THE FEVER CRUMB TRILOGYAn Amazon Best Book of the Year, An ALA Notable Children's Book, An ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults, A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, A Kirkus Reviews Best Book for Teens[star] "Reeve is not just an excellent writer, but a creator with a wildly imaginative mind." --School Library Journal, starred review[star] "Reeve's captivating flights of imagination play as vital a role in the story as his endearing heroine, hissworthy villains, and nifty array of supporting characters." --Booklist, starred review [star] "Beautifully written, grippingly paced, and filled with eccentric characters and bizarre inventions (such as foldable assassins made of paper), this is a novel guaranteed to please Reeve's fans-and very likely broaden their ranks." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

From the Publisher

Leaving London, genetically altered Fever Crumb travels north into the barbarian lands, where she meets Cluny Morvish, a prophetess who has seen London become a monstrous machine. In dramatic fashion Sarah Coomes relates the terrible conflict between Cluny’s nomadic tribes and the London armies. She assigns each character a unique voice, although the adult voices seem overacted. Bombastic and loud or gratingly high-pitched, the voices yield superficial characterizations that may leave listeners puzzling over character motivations. Her affected drawl slows down the story. Coomes faces the difficult challenge of presenting a dense prequel that serves to set up Reeve’s Hungry City Chronicles. C.A. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

SEPTEMBER 2012 - AudioFile

The third (and final?) Fever Crumb story reminds readers of the serious themes beneath Reeve's often madcap, always entertaining tales. Following the events of A Web of Air (2011), a subdued Fever has returned to London. It's not long before she heads north with her mother, following rumors that a mysterious structure that may hold the key to Stalker brains has been breached. Meanwhile, London nears the mobility it will enjoy years into the future (Mortal Engines, 2003, etc.), but the northern nomads are ready to challenge London based on a young girl's prophetic dreams. Whew! Beneath the plot run three narratives: of Fever, discovering the truth about the Scriven and her own humanity; of Cluny Morvish, reluctant prophet and, it turns out, another of Godshawk's experiments; and of Charley Shallow, who once tried to kill Fever and is now an upstanding young sociopath who pulls a lot of strings. There are few truly happy moments here, and lots of violence, but the rich worldbuilding continues to hold surprises, and the writing never falters. Most hopeful--although perhaps unexpected--is a possible romance for Fever; the not-fully-resolved ending leaves hope that the feelings might be reciprocated. The implication that only away from London and science can Fever find happiness echoes the themes and tensions between technology and nature Reeve has explored throughout this and the Hungry Cities quartet. Quiet and somber, but still deeply satisfying. (Steampunk. 13 & up)

Kirkus Reviews