Predator Cities in the Anthropocene

Hillier-Broadley, Meghann. "Predator Cities in the Anthropocene: Reading the Anthropocene in Philip Reeve's Predator Cities Quartet." SFRA Review #328 (April-May [Spring] 2019): pp. 7-9.

The "quartet" is Mortal Engines, Predators Gold, Infernal Devices, and A Darkling Plain (2001-06), also known as the Hungry Cities Chronicles (US title). Hillier-Broadley states her purpose as investigating "how the speculative world Reeve presents can be read from an ecocritical perspective as demonstrating a dialogue between the neo-Victorian movement of steampunk[1][2] and the ecological crisis known as the Anthropocene. This dialogue will be examined through the alternate history depicted in the series alongside the presentation and the use of technology Reeve’s has developed" (p. 7).

RDE, finishing, 17Sep20