Characters in Mortal Engines

Tom Natsworthy

A young third-class apprentice historian from London who is cast out of the city and must survive the wasteland.

Also in Predator's Gold, Infernal Devices

Hester Shaw

A scarred, short-tempered teenage girl with a vendetta against a powerful Londoner.

Also in Predator's Gold, Infernal Devices

Thaddeus Valentine

The charming head of London's Guild of Historians and a celebrated explorer.

Shrike

A reanimated, half-machine Stalker who pursues Tom and Hester.

Anna Fang

A skilled aviator and Anti-Traction League agent who comes to Tom and Hester's aid.

Also in Predator's Gold

Katherine Valentine

Valentine's daughter, who begins to question what her father has done.

Bevis Pod

An apprentice engineer who helps Katherine look into London's secrets.

Magnus Crome

London's Lord Mayor and head of the Guild of Engineers, ambitious for the city's future.

Chudleigh Pomeroy

Deputy head of the Guild of Historians and Tom's strict superior.