Study Guide

Mortal Engines Characters

By Philip Reeve

Young Tom is the hero of our story. Well, he wants to be the hero of our story. It's up to you to...

Hester is ugly. Oogly, even. She fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down....

Valentine's daughter could not be more different from her father. She's like the bohemian...

A gorgeous aviatrix in a red coat who saves Tom's and Hester's hides on multiple occasions, Anna...

This handsome young Engineer starts off just wanting to do good. He allies himself with Katherine...

Pirate Peavey shows us the despicable side of Municipal Darwinism. Well, the whole idea is pretty...

The Resurrected Man. The last member of the Lazarus Brigade. Grike. This guy is like the...

Herbert Melliphant is a pretty minor character, barely appearing in two chapters, but his actions...

Were it not for the brave Chudleigh Pomeroy—now there's a name that screams...

The Lord Mayor of London, Magnus Crome, rules London with an iron fist. If he hadn't blown up...

Hester and Tom regret dancing up on the town of Speedwell when its mayor, Orme Wreyland, puts...

Thaddeus Valentine is a handsome hero. He's an intrepid adventurer who has fearlessly explored...