The final book of the thrilling Predator Cities series!

London is a radioactive damage.

But Tom and Wren discover that the older predator town hides an awesome key that could bring an end towards the war. But because they risk their lives in its dark underbelly, time is running away. Alone and far away, Hester encounters a fanatical enemy who possesses the weapons and the will to ruin the entire human race.

The final book in the Predator Cities series, Philip Reeve’s A Darkling Basic is the winner from the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize.