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Shona Kinsella and international bestselling author Philip Reeve chat about writing, illustrating, and musical comedy.
Philip Reeve (he/him): Philip Reeve’s first novel was Mortal Engines (published in 2001). It won the Smarties Gold Award, the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and the Blue Peter ‘Book I Couldn’t Put Down’ Award. Predator’s Gold, Infernal Devices and A Darkling Plain followed – the last of which won both the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. Philip’s novel set in Dark Age Britain called Here Lies Arthur won the Carnegie Medal 2008. Night Flights (July 2018) is a collection of short stories from the Mortal Engines series based on character, Anna Fang. His latest novel is titled Bridge of Storms (out February 2026) which follows the adventures of Tamzin Pook. It’s an epic companion to Reeve’s Mortal Engines prequel, Thunder City, which published in 2024. Born in Brighton in 1966, Philip now lives on Dartmoor with his wife and son. Find out more about Philip on his website or follow him on Twitter.
Philip celebrates the 25th anniversary of his first book and globally bestselling series, Mortal Engines, with a brand new epic, thrilling, action-packed city-eat-city adventure. Bridge of Storms (published by Scholastic) sees 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?
Releases 12 February 2026. Please pre-order here or here (and from your local bookshop if you have one)!
Shona Kinsella (she/her): Shona Kinsella is a Scottish author of mythic fantasy. Her works include Daughters of Nicnevin, The Heart of Winter, Petra MacDonald and the Queen of the Fae, The Flame and the Flood, and non-fiction Outlander and the Real Jacobites: Scotland’s Fight for the Stuarts. Her short fiction can be found in various magazines and anthologies. Shona was the editor of the British Fantasy Society’s fiction publication BFS Horizons for four years and is now the Chair of the Society. She has been shortlisted for four British Fantasy Awards. She lives near Loch Lomond with her husband and children.
Find out more about Shona on her website. Or you can follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky. Books: Daughters of Nicnevin; Heart of Winter; Petra MacDonald; Flame & Flood; Outlander/Real Jacobites.
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