I'm a big fan of Philip Reeve. The Mortal Engines series is great fun, but here's also got a steampunk space trilogy starting Larklight and a train based series beginning Railhead. All worth a try.
September 21, 2024 at 6:56 AM
I'm a big fan of Philip Reeve. The Mortal Engines series is great fun, but here's also got a steampunk space trilogy starting Larklight and a train based series beginning Railhead. All worth a try.
FAEBOUND X LARKLIGHT
Theoray wanted to escape into a fairytale - but the world of faerie is just as cruel as the world of man.
👁️ Sisters who are foils
👁️ Found family; trust no one
👁️ Eldritch faeries
👁️ Surreal magical trials
👁️ Art-based magic system
👁️Multi-POV
👁️ Queer rep
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Theoray wanted to escape into a fairytale - but the world of faerie is just as cruel as the world of man.
👁️ Sisters who are foils
👁️ Found family; trust no one
👁️ Eldritch faeries
👁️ Surreal magical trials
👁️ Art-based magic system
👁️Multi-POV
👁️ Queer rep
#A #F #2025Pit
January 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
What? He rewrote larklight????
November 17, 2024 at 11:49 AM
What? He rewrote larklight????
God does anyone remember Larklight? No, not Lightlark, the booktok book that got a ton of controversy. I'm talking about the children's alt-victorian steampunk space opera where Venus turned humans into trees and the villains were giant white spiders in tophats with british accents.
September 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
God does anyone remember Larklight? No, not Lightlark, the booktok book that got a ton of controversy. I'm talking about the children's alt-victorian steampunk space opera where Venus turned humans into trees and the villains were giant white spiders in tophats with british accents.
So, my nerdlings are out of the house now. We had All The Classics in the house but the only ones that I think got traction were the Dragonsinger Pern books.
Meanwhile, we read Leviathan, Larklight, the Incorrigibles, Theodosia and Rick Riordan. The new stuff is pretty darned good.
Meanwhile, we read Leviathan, Larklight, the Incorrigibles, Theodosia and Rick Riordan. The new stuff is pretty darned good.
August 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
So, my nerdlings are out of the house now. We had All The Classics in the house but the only ones that I think got traction were the Dragonsinger Pern books.
Meanwhile, we read Leviathan, Larklight, the Incorrigibles, Theodosia and Rick Riordan. The new stuff is pretty darned good.
Meanwhile, we read Leviathan, Larklight, the Incorrigibles, Theodosia and Rick Riordan. The new stuff is pretty darned good.
'Mothstorm' by @philipreeve.bsky.social A rollicking conclusion to the Larklight #YA trilogy, this was my favourite of the three, all of which I'd highly recommended for anyone 11 and up, if partial to some Victorian era steampunk space-faring from a "kids own adventure" POV.
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December 1, 2024 at 11:39 PM
'Mothstorm' by @philipreeve.bsky.social A rollicking conclusion to the Larklight #YA trilogy, this was my favourite of the three, all of which I'd highly recommended for anyone 11 and up, if partial to some Victorian era steampunk space-faring from a "kids own adventure" POV.
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The fact that Damn is considered a swear word in America just seems deeply stupid to me
In Larklight whenever someone says Damn it gets censored and the joke is that they're super prudish space victorians but then there's 21st century humans going around still talking like this
In Larklight whenever someone says Damn it gets censored and the joke is that they're super prudish space victorians but then there's 21st century humans going around still talking like this
Britons are more regular swearers than Australians or Americans, but what are their top swear words?
Britons
F*ck: 67% use regularly
Sh*t: 65%
Bloody: 54%
Australians
Sh*t: 61%
F*ck: 56%
Bullsh*t: 52%
Americans
Damn: 55%
Sh*t: 54%
F*ck: 47%
👇 more in chart below
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Britons
F*ck: 67% use regularly
Sh*t: 65%
Bloody: 54%
Australians
Sh*t: 61%
F*ck: 56%
Bullsh*t: 52%
Americans
Damn: 55%
Sh*t: 54%
F*ck: 47%
👇 more in chart below
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
August 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The fact that Damn is considered a swear word in America just seems deeply stupid to me
In Larklight whenever someone says Damn it gets censored and the joke is that they're super prudish space victorians but then there's 21st century humans going around still talking like this
In Larklight whenever someone says Damn it gets censored and the joke is that they're super prudish space victorians but then there's 21st century humans going around still talking like this
The narrator of the book I just started pronounces the name of the main character, Isla, like ice-lah. It's like nails on a blackboard #audiobook #Larklight
December 21, 2024 at 5:18 PM
The narrator of the book I just started pronounces the name of the main character, Isla, like ice-lah. It's like nails on a blackboard #audiobook #Larklight
I suppose the question is whether the standardisation was considered unusual or interesting at the time. Unlike you, my knowledge of the Crystal Palace is pretty limited, though I was re-reading "Larklight" a couple of months ago.
September 18, 2024 at 10:33 PM
I suppose the question is whether the standardisation was considered unusual or interesting at the time. Unlike you, my knowledge of the Crystal Palace is pretty limited, though I was re-reading "Larklight" a couple of months ago.
@philipreeve.bsky.social had a steampunk trilogy for that level, Larklight, imaginative and playful, not too dark. The books were thick so they probably looked more intimidating than they were, because they were illustrated throughout. Lovely illustrations by David Wyatt.
December 10, 2024 at 8:45 PM
@philipreeve.bsky.social had a steampunk trilogy for that level, Larklight, imaginative and playful, not too dark. The books were thick so they probably looked more intimidating than they were, because they were illustrated throughout. Lovely illustrations by David Wyatt.
Seeing lots of people talking about books that aren't by that author that we shouldn't use the name of. Well, as someone who didn't even like her books as a kid, here are some of my recommendations for alternate books for what I believe to be a similar-ish age bracket!
April 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Seeing lots of people talking about books that aren't by that author that we shouldn't use the name of. Well, as someone who didn't even like her books as a kid, here are some of my recommendations for alternate books for what I believe to be a similar-ish age bracket!
Larklight is a more esoteric form of Science Fiction that I can recommend.
The ink-series (inkheart, inkblood, inkdeath) is pretty cool, tho some friends dislike the last one
The entire Perry Rhodan series might also be of interest, though I haven't read that one myself, just friends did
The ink-series (inkheart, inkblood, inkdeath) is pretty cool, tho some friends dislike the last one
The entire Perry Rhodan series might also be of interest, though I haven't read that one myself, just friends did
January 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Larklight is a more esoteric form of Science Fiction that I can recommend.
The ink-series (inkheart, inkblood, inkdeath) is pretty cool, tho some friends dislike the last one
The entire Perry Rhodan series might also be of interest, though I haven't read that one myself, just friends did
The ink-series (inkheart, inkblood, inkdeath) is pretty cool, tho some friends dislike the last one
The entire Perry Rhodan series might also be of interest, though I haven't read that one myself, just friends did
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December 11, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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Just read larklight
June 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Just read larklight
I just looked it up, and it's by Philip Reeves! I have to read it now, I loved the Larklight Trilogy
February 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I just looked it up, and it's by Philip Reeves! I have to read it now, I loved the Larklight Trilogy
Thanks for the response, Philip. The Utterly series is highly regarded by those in the know. I also love your Larklight series. 😀👏
August 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Thanks for the response, Philip. The Utterly series is highly regarded by those in the know. I also love your Larklight series. 😀👏
Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines, Larklight and Railhead books are all excellent.
January 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines, Larklight and Railhead books are all excellent.
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really loved them in this book. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/287892.Larklight
really loved them in this book. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/287892.Larklight
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October 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@JessTheUnstill 1000%
really loved them in this book. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/287892.Larklight
really loved them in this book. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/287892.Larklight
@philipreeve.bsky.social perhaps? Mortal Engines, Larklight.
January 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
@philipreeve.bsky.social perhaps? Mortal Engines, Larklight.
Sometimes I just need a good, fun, entertaining fantasy adventure. I got that in @philipreeve.bsky.social's Larklight series. Easy recommendation if you're in need of an imagination boost with a colorful cast of characters.
Also, support your local libraries, folks!
Also, support your local libraries, folks!
February 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Sometimes I just need a good, fun, entertaining fantasy adventure. I got that in @philipreeve.bsky.social's Larklight series. Easy recommendation if you're in need of an imagination boost with a colorful cast of characters.
Also, support your local libraries, folks!
Also, support your local libraries, folks!
But a good one! 😉
(I got the Larklight trilogy for my eldest after we'd both really enjoyed the Mortal Engines books - such a tonal contrast, heh, but also very enjoyable.)
And my pleasure! 😁
(I got the Larklight trilogy for my eldest after we'd both really enjoyed the Mortal Engines books - such a tonal contrast, heh, but also very enjoyable.)
And my pleasure! 😁
November 26, 2024 at 9:20 PM
But a good one! 😉
(I got the Larklight trilogy for my eldest after we'd both really enjoyed the Mortal Engines books - such a tonal contrast, heh, but also very enjoyable.)
And my pleasure! 😁
(I got the Larklight trilogy for my eldest after we'd both really enjoyed the Mortal Engines books - such a tonal contrast, heh, but also very enjoyable.)
And my pleasure! 😁
Have you read the Larklight series? I don’t think it’s super well known in the US but it’s kinda in the same Victorian weirdfic zone as Fallen London. No bats though as far as I can remember.
February 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Have you read the Larklight series? I don’t think it’s super well known in the US but it’s kinda in the same Victorian weirdfic zone as Fallen London. No bats though as far as I can remember.
It literally pains me to see Lightlark talked about a lot on #booksky, but the - IMHO far superior - Larklight, seems almost forgotten.
Sure they are very different book, for different age groups. But come on now bookskyers! Great books deserve readers! You’ll love it! Huzzah!
#Lightlark #Larklight
Sure they are very different book, for different age groups. But come on now bookskyers! Great books deserve readers! You’ll love it! Huzzah!
#Lightlark #Larklight
January 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It literally pains me to see Lightlark talked about a lot on #booksky, but the - IMHO far superior - Larklight, seems almost forgotten.
Sure they are very different book, for different age groups. But come on now bookskyers! Great books deserve readers! You’ll love it! Huzzah!
#Lightlark #Larklight
Sure they are very different book, for different age groups. But come on now bookskyers! Great books deserve readers! You’ll love it! Huzzah!
#Lightlark #Larklight
I think Philip Reeves' "Larklight" trilogy might be good for an 11 year old. Written in the style of a 19th century boy's own adveture, but with priates, aliens, sailing ships in space, and a critique of imperialism that grows out of seeing its injustices (but still in a kid reader safe way).
August 20, 2024 at 10:37 PM
I think Philip Reeves' "Larklight" trilogy might be good for an 11 year old. Written in the style of a 19th century boy's own adveture, but with priates, aliens, sailing ships in space, and a critique of imperialism that grows out of seeing its injustices (but still in a kid reader safe way).