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Fever Crumb introduces readers to a richly imagined, post-apocalyptic London, generations before the events of the popular Mortal Engines series. The story follows 14-year-old Fever, an adopted engineer's apprentice, as she leaves her sheltered life to help an archaeologist. She soon finds herself hunted by a legendary killer, uncovering explosive secrets about her own origins as a Scriven and a plot to make London mobile. This book is a fast-paced adventure filled with mystery, steampunk technology, and themes of identity, prejudice, and belonging, perfect for advanced middle-grade readers and young adults.
The author of the best-selling and critically beloved Mortal Engines quartet has written a stunning, stand-alone prequel. FEVER CRUMB is set many generations before the events of Mortal Engines, in whose brilliantly-imagined world massive, predatory Traction Cities chase and devour each other. Now London is a static, overcrowded, riot-torn powerhouse that hides an explosive secret. Is Fever, adopted daughter of Dr Crumb, the strange key that will unlock its dangerous mysteries?
Discussion Prompts
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How does Fever's unique upbringing as an engineer affect her perspective on the world and her own identity?
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The Scriven are portrayed as violent rulers, yet Fever discovers she is one of them. How does this challenge her understanding of good and evil?
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What role does technology play in this future London? Is it a force for good, or does it contribute to the city's problems?
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Fever is described as 'unconventional.' In what ways does she defy expectations, and how does this contribute to her strength?
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How does Fever's journey to find her true family and place in the world resonate with your own experiences of belonging?
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