Mortal Engines Books in Order
Philip Reeve has written 12 Mortal Engines books, published between 2001 and 2026: 11 in the 2 main-line series and 1 related title. The first book is Mortal Engines (2001) and the newest main-line book is Bridge of Storms: A Mortal Engines Novel (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,081 in 6 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 35–52 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,081 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Mortal Engines names Philip Reeve's 2001 novel and the science fiction sequence that grew from it. Twelve catalogued books run from Mortal Engines (2001) through 2026, taking in Predator's Gold (2003), Infernal Devices (2005) and A Darkling Plain (2006), the Fever Crumb books that follow from 2009, short fiction in Traction City (2011) and Night Flights (2018), and the reference volume The Illustrated World of Mortal Engines (2018). Recurring subjects are technology, cities and towns, dystopias, identity and foundlings, with London among the settings. Median length is 362 pages.
How many Mortal Engines books are there?
Mortal Engines has 12 books, released between 2001 and 2026. 11 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Mortal Engines, Fever Crumb), and 1 related title sit outside it: non-fiction.
Mortal Engines Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Mortal Engines 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.
- 120013732/4
- 220034052/4
- 32005–2/4
- 420065442/4
- 52009–2/4
- 62010–2/4
- 720113522/4
- 82011–2/4
- 9The Illustrated World of Mortal EnginesMortal Engines Non-Fiction #12018 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/420182242/4
- 1020181832/4
- 112024–2/4
- 122026–2/4
Do you have to read Mortal Engines books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Mortal Engines book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mortal Engines
Start with Mortal Engines (2001), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series.
What is the newest Mortal Engines book?
Bridge of Storms: A Mortal Engines Novel (2026) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Mortal Engines book coming?
No next Mortal Engines 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 Mortal Engines has won
Wikidata records 4 awards and 8 nominations for Mortal Engines. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- 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 Book2012Shortlistedfor Scrivener's Moon
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2011Shortlistedfor Fever Crumb
- Carnegie Medal2010Shortlistedfor Fever Crumb
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2007Shortlistedfor A Darkling Plain
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2006Shortlistedfor A Darkling Plain
- Angus Book Award2004Shortlistedfor Mortal Engines
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2004Shortlistedfor Predator's Gold
- Carnegie Medal2003Shortlistedfor Predator's Gold
Mortal Engines at a glance
- Still running
- Mortal Engines is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Mortal Engines books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,081 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 362 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mortal Engines books, 5 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mortal Engines books are about
5 of the 12 Mortal Engines 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 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 5 books
- Science fiction 4 of 5 books
- Technology 2 of 5 books
- Cities and towns 1 of 5 books
- Dystopias 1 of 5 books
- Foundlings 1 of 5 books
- Identity 1 of 5 books
- Identity (Philosophical concept) 1 of 5 books
- London (England) 1 of 5 books
- Sex role 1 of 5 books
- Short stories 1 of 5 books
More books by Philip Reeve
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Philip Reeve books in order 48 books