Buster Bayliss Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Day of the Hamster |
2002 |
Buy |
| Night of the Living Veg |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Big Freeze |
2002 |
Buy |
| Custardfinger |
2003 |
Buy |
Fever Crumb Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Fever Crumb |
2009 |
Buy |
| A Web of Air |
2010 |
Buy |
| Scrivener’s Moon |
2011 |
Buy |
Goblins Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Goblins |
2012 |
Buy |
| Goblins vs. Dwarves |
2013 |
Buy |
| Goblin Quest |
2014 |
Buy |
Hungry City Chronicles Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mortal Engines |
2001 |
Buy |
| Predator’s Gold |
2003 |
Buy |
| Infernal Devices |
2005 |
Buy |
| A Darkling Plain |
2006 |
Buy |
| Traction City |
2011 |
Buy |
| Night Flights |
2018 |
Buy |
Hungry City Chronicles Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Illustrated World of Mortal Engines |
2018 |
Buy |
Larklight Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Larklight |
2006 |
Buy |
| Starcross |
2007 |
Buy |
| Mothstorm |
2008 |
Buy |
Not-So-Impossible Tales Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Oliver and the Seawigs |
2013 |
Buy |
| Cakes in Space |
2014 |
Buy |
| Pugs of the Frozen North |
2015 |
Buy |
| Jinks and O’Hare Funfair Repair |
2016 |
Buy |
| Oliver and the Sea Monkeys |
2016 |
Buy |
| Carnival in a Fix |
2017 |
Buy |
Railhead Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Railhead |
2015 |
Buy |
| Black Light Express |
2016 |
Buy |
| Station Zero |
2018 |
Buy |
Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Legend of Kevin |
2018 |
Buy |
| Kevin’s Great Escape |
2019 |
Buy |
| Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit |
2020 |
Buy |
Utterly Dark#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Utterly Dark and the Heart of the Wild |
2022 |
Buy |
Philip Reeve is a British author and illustrator born in Brighton in 1966. He studied illustration at Brighton Polytechnic and Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology before working as a bookseller and illustrator. His debut novel, Mortal Engines, published in 2001, introduced readers to a post-apocalyptic world where cities move on wheels and prey on each other.
The Mortal Engines quartet earned Reeve the Carnegie Medal in 2008 for the final book, A Darkling Plain. He expanded this universe with the Fever Crumb prequel trilogy, set centuries before the main series. Beyond this world, Reeve has written the Victorian space adventure Larklight trilogy, the sci-fi Railhead series about sentient trains, and numerous illustrated books for younger readers with Sarah McIntyre.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Philip Reeve best known for?
Philip Reeve is best known for the Mortal Engines series (also called the Hungry City Chronicles), which features mobile cities that consume each other for resources. The first book won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2002 and was adapted into a film in 2018.
What order should I read Philip Reeve's books?
Start with the Mortal Engines quartet (Mortal Engines, Predator’s Gold, Infernal Devices, A Darkling Plain), then read the prequel trilogy Fever Crumb. His other series like Larklight and Railhead can be read independently.
Does Philip Reeve write books for children?
Yes, Philip Reeve writes across age ranges. His Buster Bayliss and Not-So-Impossible Tales series are aimed at younger readers, while Mortal Engines and Railhead are written for young adults.