Philip Reeve
Philip Reeve
Philip Reeveis a British author and illustrator of children's books. He currently lives on Dartmoor with his wife Sarah and their son Sam...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth28 February 1966
religious names fever
Fever jumped aside just in time to dodge the shower of urine, and stumbled into the path of a religious procession - celebrants in robes and pointed hats whirling and clapping and chanting the name of some old-world prophet, 'Hari, Hari! Hari Potter!'
simple thinking civilization
That's what History teaches us, I think, that life goes on, even though individuals die and whole civilizations crumble away: The simple things last; they are repeated over and over by each generation.
book stuff retro
I used to be very fascinated by Victorian stuff, and my best-known books, the Mortal Engines series, have a sort of retro, Victorian vibe, despite being set in the far future.
stars children war
As a child I always steered clear of science fiction, but in the autumn of 1977, the bow-wave of publicity for the first Star Wars movie had already reached me, so I was eager for anything science-fictional.
children book imagination
Even tiny children looking at a picture book are using their imaginations, gleaning clues from the images to understand what is happening, and perhaps using the throwaway details which the illustrator includes to add their own elements to the story.
moving cities doctors
Moving cities are a fairly hoary old sci-fi trope - I seem to recall they were always cropping up on Doctor Who when I was young, though I may be misremembering.
eight age teens
I was fascinated by The Lord of the Rings from about the age of eight, and that lasted well into my teens.
book way six
I still feel, as I did when I was six or seven, that books are simply the best way to experience a story.
together alive
But we're alive, and together, and we're going to be all right.
heart world way
Sometimes, on our way through the world, we meet someone who touches our heart in a way others don't.
life beautiful hero
You aren't a hero and I'm not beautiful and we probably won't live happily ever after " she said. "But we're alive and together and we're going to be all right.
enemy one-thing
The one thing worse than an enemy is a friend turned false.