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Mortal Engines Quartet books in order

Mortal Engines Quartet by Philip Reeve has 4 books, published 2001–2006. Reading all of them takes about 28 hours (1,546 pages).

1Mortal Engines 2Predator's Gold 3Infernal Devices 4A Darkling Plain
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Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 2001

    Mortal Engines

    293 pages, about 5.4 hours 4.0★ (3)

  2. Book 2 · 2003

    Predator's Gold

    336 pages, about 6.2 hours 5.0★ (1)

  3. Book 3 · 2005

    Infernal Devices

    358 pages, about 6.6 hours 4.0★ (1)

  4. Book 4 · 2006

    A Darkling Plain

    559 pages, about 10 hours 4.0★ (1)

Questions people ask

How many Mortal Engines Quartet books are there?

There are 4 books in the series, published 2001–2006.

Which Mortal Engines Quartet book should I read first?

Start with Mortal Engines (2001), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 28 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 1,546 pages in total. The longest book is A Darkling Plain at 559 pages.