Philip Reeve Books in Order

How many Philip Reeve books are there?

Philip Reeve has 48 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 10 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Philip Reeve Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 48 Philip Reeve books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

Philip Reeve characters in order

Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.

• Mortal Engines books in order 12 books
• Mortal Engines / Hungry City Chronicles books in order 12 books

Philip Reeve books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Do you have to read Philip Reeve books in order?

You only need to read Philip Reeve books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Philip Reeve

Start with the first book of the Philip Reeve series you want to read: Mortal Engines starts with Mortal Engines (2001) and Mortal Engines / Hungry City Chronicles starts with Mortal Engines (2001). The earliest catalogued title overall is Mortal Engines (2001).

What is the newest Philip Reeve book?

Bridge of Storms: A Mortal Engines Novel (2026) is the newest Philip Reeve book released so far.

Is there a new Philip Reeve book coming?

No next Philip Reeve book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Philip Reeve has won

Wikidata records 5 awards and 14 nominations for Philip Reeve. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Carnegie Medal2008Wonfor Here Lies Arthur
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize2007Wonfor A Darkling Plain
• Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work2007Wonfor Mortal Engines
• Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2006Wonfor A Darkling Plain
• Nestlé Children's Book Prize2002Wonfor Mortal Engines
• Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2018Shortlistedfor Black Light Express
• Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2016Shortlistedfor Railhead
• Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2012Shortlistedfor Scrivener's Moon
• Carnegie Medal2011Shortlisted
• Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2011Shortlistedfor Fever Crumb
• Carnegie Medal2010Shortlistedfor Fever Crumb
• Carnegie Medal2008Shortlistedfor Here Lies Arthur

Philip Reeve at a glance

Still publishing

Philip Reeve published a book as recently as 2026.

Release pace

Philip Reeve books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

6,505 pages across the 27 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Philip Reeve books, 23 of 48, were published in the 2010s.

What the Philip Reeve books are about

29 of the 48 Philip Reeve books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 19 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Children's fiction 19 of 29 books
• Science fiction 10 of 29 books
• Adventure stories 8 of 29 books
• Humor 6 of 29 books
• Buster Bayliss (Fictitious character) 3 of 29 books
• Goblins 3 of 29 books
• Interplanetary voyages 3 of 29 books
• Magic 3 of 29 books
• Androids 2 of 29 books
• Brothers and sisters 2 of 29 books
• Dwarfs 2 of 29 books