Predator’s Gold

Overview:

• Title: Predator’s Gold
• Author: Philip Reeve
• Year: 2003
• Type: Novel
• Series: Hungry City Chronicles
• Number in series: 2

Synopsis:

Tom and Hester are in danger. Pursued by the grim aviators of the Green Storm, they stumble onto the ice city of Anchorage just in time. But Anchorage is not a safe refuge: devastated by plague and haunted by thieves or ghosts, the city is barely lurching along. And savage Huntsmen are closing in. Surrounded by danger, Tom and Hester struggle as jealousy threatens to destroy them and the city. In a desperate bid for survival, the young ruler of Anchorage sets a course for the Dead Continent: America.

Awards:

• 2004. Predator’s Gold Locus Poll, Best Young Adult Book (Nomination)

Editions/Publications:

• 2004. Predator's Gold (September 2004, Philip Reeve Eos, ISBN-10: 0060721936, $16.99, 336 pages, Hardcover, Novel)
• 2006. Predator's Gold (January 01, 2006, Philip Reeve Eos, ISBN-10: 0060721960, $7.99, 416 pages, Trade, Novel)

Genres/Themes:

• Steampunk (1 book)

Resources:

• Wikipedia article on Predator’s Gold