Mortal Engines (novel)
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Mortal Engines (novel) is a 2001 young adult steampunk science fiction book by Philip Reeve set in a post-apocalyptic world where mobile predator cities roam the earth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mortal Engines (novel) canonical | 1 |
| Mortal Engines Quartet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10254830 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mortal Engines (novel) Context triple: [Mortal Engines (2018 film), basedOn, Mortal Engines (novel)]
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Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines is a 2018 post-apocalyptic steampunk adventure film, based on Philip Reeve’s novel, set in a future where entire cities roam on giant traction platforms and consume smaller towns to survive.
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Mortal Engines (2018 film)
Mortal Engines (2018 film) is a post-apocalyptic steampunk adventure movie, based on Philip Reeve’s novel, about mobile predator cities roaming a ravaged Earth.
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Reign of Fire
Reign of Fire is a 2002 post-apocalyptic fantasy film in which dragons have devastated Earth and survivors struggle to reclaim the world from the fire-breathing creatures.
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The Shrike
"The Shrike" is a 1955 psychological drama film starring June Allyson and José Ferrer, adapted from Joseph Kramm’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a man trapped in a manipulative mental hospital system.
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In the Ruins
In the Ruins is a play by British dramatist Nick Dear, known for its darkly comic exploration of power, memory, and the collapse of political ideals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mortal Engines (novel) Target entity description: Mortal Engines (novel) is a 2001 young adult steampunk science fiction book by Philip Reeve set in a post-apocalyptic world where mobile predator cities roam the earth.
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A.
Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines is a 2018 post-apocalyptic steampunk adventure film, based on Philip Reeve’s novel, set in a future where entire cities roam on giant traction platforms and consume smaller towns to survive.
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B.
Mortal Engines (2018 film)
Mortal Engines (2018 film) is a post-apocalyptic steampunk adventure movie, based on Philip Reeve’s novel, about mobile predator cities roaming a ravaged Earth.
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C.
Reign of Fire
Reign of Fire is a 2002 post-apocalyptic fantasy film in which dragons have devastated Earth and survivors struggle to reclaim the world from the fire-breathing creatures.
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D.
The Shrike
"The Shrike" is a 1955 psychological drama film starring June Allyson and José Ferrer, adapted from Joseph Kramm’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a man trapped in a manipulative mental hospital system.
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E.
In the Ruins
In the Ruins is a play by British dramatist Nick Dear, known for its darkly comic exploration of power, memory, and the collapse of political ideals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | Mortal Engines (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Philip Reeve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Blue Peter Book Award (shortlisted)
NERFINISHED
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Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (Gold Award, 9–11 years) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Christian Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriter |
Fran Walsh
NERFINISHED
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Peter Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippa Boyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Predator's Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
post-apocalyptic fiction
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science fiction ⓘ steampunk ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-439-33165-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hester Shaw
NERFINISHED
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Katherine Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrike NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaddeus Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Natsworthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
MEDUSA superweapon
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traction cities ⓘ |
| partOf | Mortal Engines universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | N/A ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Scholastic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Mortal Engines Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
mobile traction cities
NERFINISHED
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post-apocalyptic Earth ⓘ |
| targetAgeRange | 9–12 ⓘ |
| theme |
class conflict
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environmental destruction ⓘ identity ⓘ municipal Darwinism ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Mortal Engines (novel) Description of subject: Mortal Engines (novel) is a 2001 young adult steampunk science fiction book by Philip Reeve set in a post-apocalyptic world where mobile predator cities roam the earth.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mortal Engines Quartet