Philip Reeve — Predator's Gold
Scholastic 2004 Paperback, 336pp. Fleeing from an Anti-Tractionist sect, the Green Storm, Tom and Hesterare left drifting in the frozen Ice Wastes, slowly dying ofcold after the Jenny Haniver's engines have failed. They are savedat the last minute, finding Anchorage, a once-beautiful ice citythat has fallen on hard times. Crippled by plague, there are barelyfifty souls on Anchorage now, and the teenage margravine hasmade a desperate choice. They are heading for America, the DeadContinent. (ISBN: 9780439977340). Very Good.