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I've just written a very gritty, non-magical take on the King Arthur legend, 'Here Lies Arthur,' and I'm currently toying with some other historical ideas, as well as working with the illustrator David Wyatt on some sequels to my Victorian space opera 'Larklight.'

- Philip Reeve

Here, Very, Arthur, Legend

I was fascinated by 'The Lord of the Rings' from about the age of eight, and that lasted well into my teens.

- Philip Reeve

Lord, About, Fascinated, Rings

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.

- Philip Reeve

Vibe, Very, Set, Engines

I had no idea I'd end up writing four books when I completed 'Mortal Engines.' I didn't even think it would find a publisher.

- Philip Reeve

Think, Idea, Had, Engines

My first encounter with science fiction was reading the work of H.G. Wells when I was nine or ten, and I don't believe 'The War of the Worlds' or 'The Time Machine' have ever been bettered. Plus, I have always had a liking for Victorian and Edwardian clothes and contraptions, which tends to color the worlds I dream up.

- Philip Reeve

Been, Nine, Worlds, I Dream

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.

- Philip Reeve

Movie, Fiction, Eager, Science Fiction

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.

- Philip Reeve

Book, Own, Perhaps, Clues

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.

- Philip Reeve

Always, Cities, Though, Doctor Who

I don't travel much; I just stay at home and imagine weird places.

- Philip Reeve

Weird, Places, Imagine, Stay

I'm sure it came as no surprise to my friends and family when I became an illustrator and then a writer because, from about the age of five, I was one of those children who always had his nose in a book.

- Philip Reeve

Book, About, Became, Illustrator

I still feel, as I did when I was six or seven, that books are simply the best way to experience a story.

- Philip Reeve

Feel, Six, Still, Best Way

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