CREDITON bookshop The Bookery is delighted to welcome award-winning author Philip Reeve for a high-energy celebration of his brand-new adventure in the world of Mortal Engines, Bridge of Storms at 12pm on April 4.

Perfect for readers aged 8+, this Easter holiday event will be an hour of imagination, action, and big ideas, chaired by Patrick Garrett, Teacher of English at Chulmleigh College.

In Bridge of Storms, brave fighter Tamzin Pook and her oddball gang of mercenaries are caught up in the squall of another adventure across the Hunting Grounds.

When they visit the city of Museion, they find themselves unexpectedly chased by a gang of bloodthirsty raiders intent on their capture.

Their epic attempt to escape leads to a showdown on a majestic bridge during a ferocious ice storm - can Tamzin and her friends lead Museion out of danger?

This year also marks the 25th anniversary of Mortal Engines — Philip Reeve’s astonishingly imaginative steampunk epic, a modern classic that launched the Traction Era and has captivated generations of readers.

During the event Philip Reeve will talk about returning to the Traction Era, the craft of adventure writing, and the ideas powering Bridge of Storms. There’ll be plenty of time for audience Q&A, and Philip will sign books afterwards.

Philip Reeve is one of the UK’s most celebrated writers for young people. His novels have won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Blue Peter Book of the Year, and more, with over half a million copies of the Mortal Engines series sold in the UK and a major film adaptation produced by Peter Jackson introducing the Traction Era to an even wider audience.

Tickets cost £2 per person and are redeemable against a purchase of Bridge of Storms or any other book by Philip Reeve, available in store or via www.thebookery.org.uk.