Description: Two years ago, Fever Crumb escaped the war-torn city of London in a traveling theater. Now she arrives in the extraordinary city of Mayda, where a mysterious recluse is building a machine that can fly. Fever is the engineer he needs--but ruthless enemies will kill to possess their secrets.
Review Quotes: Praise for Fever Crumb
Reeve's captivating flights of imagination play as vital a role in the story as his endearing heroine, hissworthy villains, and nifty array of supporting characters. - Booklist, starred review
Beautifully written, grippingly paced, and filled with eccentric characters and bizarre inventions... this is a novel guaranteed to please Reeve's fans... and very likely broaden their ranks. - Publishers Weekly, starred review
Well imagined. A must for any fantasy collection. - School Library Journal, starred review
An essential read for fans and a great entry point for newcomers to the world; here's hoping there's more to come. - Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Here Lies Arthur
School Library Journal Best Book of 2008Booklist Editors' Choice for 2008ALA Best Book for Young AdultsALA Notable Children's Book for 2009USBBY Outstanding International Book 2009Winner of the 2008 CILIP Carnegie Medal
Smart teens will love this. - Publishers Weekly, starred review
A multilayered tour de force... - School Library Journal, starred review
Arthurian lore has inspired many novels for young people, but few as arresting or compelling as this one. - Booklist, starred review
Reeve's brilliant, brutal re-creation of Arthurian myth is a study in balance and contradiction: it is bleak yet tender; impeccably historical, yet distinctly timely... - Horn Book, starred review
Absorbing, thought-provoking and unexpectedly timely. - Kirkus Reviews, starred review