A Darkling Plain
A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve, published by HarperCollins on May 29, 2007, is a compelling addition to the realm of juvenile fiction. This edition spans 559 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds in a post-apocalyptic landscape where the once-thriving traction city of London lies in ruins, haunted by electrical discharges and the remnants of its former inhabitants. Tom Natsworthy, who left the city two decades ago, returns to find that the old city still holds secrets that could change the course of the ongoing conflict.
Readers will follow Tom and his daughter, Wren, as they navigate the dangers surrounding London, pursued by the armies of the Traction Cities and the Green Storm, all eager to uncover the city’s mysteries. The story also features Hester Shaw, who is on a mission of her own, tracking the resurrected Stalker Fang. As the characters confront their pasts and the looming threat of war, themes of action, adventure, and the interplay of science and technology come to the forefront. This edition invites readers into a richly imagined world filled with intrigue and tension.
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The once-great traction city of London is now just a radioactive wreck, a ruin haunted by electrical discharges and the dashed hopes of the people who once called it home—people like Tom Natsworthy. Twenty years after he fled, intending never to return, he discovers that something stirs in the remains of the old city.
Tom and his daughter, Wren, aren’t the only people interested in London. The desperate armies of the Traction Cities and the Green Storm are also closing in, certain that whatever is taking shape within the city holds the key to victory in their never-ending war.
But it may be too late. Even as Tom and Wren hurry to uncover the mystery of London, Hester Shaw—estranged from her husband and her daughter—tracks the resurrected Stalker Fang, who has found another way to end the war and all life on the planet once and for all.
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