Jenny Haniver (airship)
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The Jenny Haniver is the name of an airship
featured heavily in Philip Reeve
's Mortal Engines Quartet. She is a small cargo
airship with a crimson envelope.
Anna Fang
built the airship when she was a slave in the junkyards of Arkangel, sneaking away bits and pieces and eventually assembling it in full. When the airship was complete, she escaped in it and began her life as an Anti-Tractionist spy, using her cover as a trader to spy on Traction Cities.
When Fang is killed at the end of Mortal Engines
, Thomas Natsworthy and Hester Shaw
"inherit" the Jenny, and start their own lives as traders. Two years later, Blinkoe, a paid agent of the Green Storm, drugs Hester and takes her and the Jenny Haniver to Rogue's Roost. Tom and Hester manage to steal it back during the chaos of the Lost Boys' attack. Later in Predator's Gold
, the Jenny is stolen by Nimrod Pennyroyal
at the climax of the book.
Pennyroyal later becomes the mayor of Brighton
, and the Jenny Haniver (now renamed the Arctic Roll) is put on display as the ship he escaped from the Arctic in. At the climax of Infernal Devices
, Tom and Hester steal it back and escape the city in it.
It then become a trading airship for Tom and his daughter Wren, and is used as their means of conveyance in the final book, A Darkling Plain
. As they approach their final battle, they are attacked by Stalker birds, and the Jenny explodes and crashes.
when it escapes from Green Storm
airships by flying through a traction city. The rocket pods remain empty after Mortal Engines, as Tom Natsworthy morally refuses to use them. The rocket pods are filled up by Pennyroyal
after he steals the Jenny at the end of Predator's Gold
. These rockets allow Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw
to escape Brighton near the end of Infernal Devices
.
Airship
An airship or dirigible is a type of aerostat or "lighter-than-air aircraft" that can be steered and propelled through the air using rudders and propellers or other thrust mechanisms...
featured heavily in Philip Reeve
Philip Reeve
Philip Reeve is a British author and illustrator. He presently lives on Dartmoor with his wife Sarah and their son Samuel.-Biography:...
's Mortal Engines Quartet. She is a small cargo
Cargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
airship with a crimson envelope.
Anna Fang
Anna Fang
Anna Fang is a character in Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet. Her name may be derived from the German "anfang" meaning beginning.-Mortal Engines:Anna is introduced as a friendly Asian aviator who helps Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw escape slavery...
built the airship when she was a slave in the junkyards of Arkangel, sneaking away bits and pieces and eventually assembling it in full. When the airship was complete, she escaped in it and began her life as an Anti-Tractionist spy, using her cover as a trader to spy on Traction Cities.
When Fang is killed at the end of Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines is the first of four novels in Philip Reeve's quartet of the same name, which is also known as the Hungry City Chronicles in the United States...
, Thomas Natsworthy and Hester Shaw
Hester Shaw
Hester Shaw is a fictional character from Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet who has terrible facial scarring, due to an attack from Thaddeus Valentine when Hester was a child.-Personality:...
"inherit" the Jenny, and start their own lives as traders. Two years later, Blinkoe, a paid agent of the Green Storm, drugs Hester and takes her and the Jenny Haniver to Rogue's Roost. Tom and Hester manage to steal it back during the chaos of the Lost Boys' attack. Later in Predator's Gold
Predator's Gold
Predator's Gold is the second of four novels in Philip Reeve's series for young adults, the Mortal Engines Quartet.-Setting:Predator's Gold is set two years after Mortal Engines...
, the Jenny is stolen by Nimrod Pennyroyal
Nimrod Pennyroyal
Nimrod Pennyroyal is a recurring character in the Mortal Engines Quartet, written by Philip Reeve. He is first introduced in Predator's Gold and remains a major character for the rest of the series....
at the climax of the book.
Pennyroyal later becomes the mayor of Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, and the Jenny Haniver (now renamed the Arctic Roll) is put on display as the ship he escaped from the Arctic in. At the climax of Infernal Devices
Infernal Devices
Infernal Devices is the third of four novels in Philip Reeve's children's series, the Mortal Engines Quartet.-Anchorage:The story continues sixteen years after the events of Predator's Gold. The peaceful city of Anchorage is now a static settlement called "Anchorage-in-Vineland" on an island in the...
, Tom and Hester steal it back and escape the city in it.
It then become a trading airship for Tom and his daughter Wren, and is used as their means of conveyance in the final book, A Darkling Plain
A Darkling Plain
A Darkling Plain is the fourth and final novel in the Mortal Engines Quartet series written by author Philip Reeve.The novel won the 2006 Guardian Award and the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Fiction.-Setting:...
. As they approach their final battle, they are attacked by Stalker birds, and the Jenny explodes and crashes.
Armament and Engines
The Jenny had souped up engines, and rocket defence pods. It was considerably faster and more maneueverable than it looked, as is proved in Predator's GoldPredator's Gold
Predator's Gold is the second of four novels in Philip Reeve's series for young adults, the Mortal Engines Quartet.-Setting:Predator's Gold is set two years after Mortal Engines...
when it escapes from Green Storm
Green Storm
In Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet, the Green Storm is a fanatical splinter group of the Anti-Traction League, which ends up in control of the League...
airships by flying through a traction city. The rocket pods remain empty after Mortal Engines, as Tom Natsworthy morally refuses to use them. The rocket pods are filled up by Pennyroyal
Pennyroyal
Pennyroyal refers to two plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. For the American species, see American pennyroyal. The European pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium, , is a plant in the mint genus, within the family Lamiaceae. Crushed Pennyroyal leaves exhibit a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint...
after he steals the Jenny at the end of Predator's Gold
Predator's Gold
Predator's Gold is the second of four novels in Philip Reeve's series for young adults, the Mortal Engines Quartet.-Setting:Predator's Gold is set two years after Mortal Engines...
. These rockets allow Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw
Hester Shaw
Hester Shaw is a fictional character from Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet who has terrible facial scarring, due to an attack from Thaddeus Valentine when Hester was a child.-Personality:...
to escape Brighton near the end of Infernal Devices
Infernal Devices
Infernal Devices is the third of four novels in Philip Reeve's children's series, the Mortal Engines Quartet.-Anchorage:The story continues sixteen years after the events of Predator's Gold. The peaceful city of Anchorage is now a static settlement called "Anchorage-in-Vineland" on an island in the...
.