Nimrod Pennyroyal
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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.
Pennyroyal is a friendly author of adventure books which purportedly retell his travels across the world. Their authenticity is somewhat suspect, but they remain bestsellers. The historians in London criticised his work for focusing more on the adventure and romance than the history. Most of what he claims to have done is not true and is just written for the money. An exception of this is Predators Gold, which is mostly changed, still hangs on to most of the events in the story. He does seem to have some grains of historical authentication, for instance when Tom says Pennyroyal believed "the Ancients had machines called 'eye-pods' where they could store thousands of songs on tiny little gramophone records.
In "Predator's Gold
" Pennyroyal wishes to travel with Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw
. He tells Tom of his discoveries and adventures in America. Tom is amazed by Pennyroyals discoveries, but wonders why he hasn't heard much of them before. His bravery is first questioned when the Green Storm attacks the Jenny Haniver
and Pennyroyal whimpers every time a missile comes past the airship, which is unusual for someone who has fought bears and ventured the unknown. In Anchorage, it is revealed he is actually a fraud, and that he does indeed simply make up his stories. His true cowardice is revealed when he shoots Tom (accidentally, according to Pennyroyal) and steals the Jenny Haniver
to escape the great city Arkangel.
After stealing the Jenny Haniver
it is unclear on everything he does but in Infernal Devices
we find he has become the Mayor of Brighton, a raft resort city , which is currently sailing in the Atlantic and is running its own slave trade. After Brighton is taken over by the Lost Boys (Mortal Engines)
, Penyroyal escapes with Tom Natsworthy, Wren Natsworthy
and Theo Ngoni
.
Pennyroyal perhaps redeems his past when he kills the Stalker Fang with an anti-Stalker
gun and writes a new book closer to the truth, however no one will publish it after his books had been revealed as lies in a newspaper
called The Speculum.
Philip Reeve
Philip Reeve is a British author and illustrator. He presently lives on Dartmoor with his wife Sarah and their son Samuel.-Biography:...
. He is first introduced 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...
and remains a major character for the rest of the series.
Pennyroyal is a friendly author of adventure books which purportedly retell his travels across the world. Their authenticity is somewhat suspect, but they remain bestsellers. The historians in London criticised his work for focusing more on the adventure and romance than the history. Most of what he claims to have done is not true and is just written for the money. An exception of this is Predators Gold, which is mostly changed, still hangs on to most of the events in the story. He does seem to have some grains of historical authentication, for instance when Tom says Pennyroyal believed "the Ancients had machines called 'eye-pods' where they could store thousands of songs on tiny little gramophone records.
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...
" Pennyroyal wishes to travel with 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:...
. He tells Tom of his discoveries and adventures in America. Tom is amazed by Pennyroyals discoveries, but wonders why he hasn't heard much of them before. His bravery is first questioned when the Green Storm attacks the Jenny Haniver
Jenny Haniver
A Jenny Haniver is the carcass of a ray or a skate which has been modified and subsequently dried, resulting in a grotesque preserved specimen.One suggestion for the origin of the term was the French phrase jeune d'Anvers...
and Pennyroyal whimpers every time a missile comes past the airship, which is unusual for someone who has fought bears and ventured the unknown. In Anchorage, it is revealed he is actually a fraud, and that he does indeed simply make up his stories. His true cowardice is revealed when he shoots Tom (accidentally, according to Pennyroyal) and steals the Jenny Haniver
Jenny Haniver
A Jenny Haniver is the carcass of a ray or a skate which has been modified and subsequently dried, resulting in a grotesque preserved specimen.One suggestion for the origin of the term was the French phrase jeune d'Anvers...
to escape the great city Arkangel.
After stealing the Jenny Haniver
Jenny Haniver
A Jenny Haniver is the carcass of a ray or a skate which has been modified and subsequently dried, resulting in a grotesque preserved specimen.One suggestion for the origin of the term was the French phrase jeune d'Anvers...
it is unclear on everything he does but in 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...
we find he has become the Mayor of Brighton, a raft resort city , which is currently sailing in the Atlantic and is running its own slave trade. After Brighton is taken over by the Lost Boys (Mortal Engines)
Lost Boys (Mortal Engines)
The Lost Boys are a shadowy, fictional organisation which appears in the Mortal Engines Quartet written by Philip Reeve.-Beginnings of the Lost Boys:...
, Penyroyal escapes with Tom Natsworthy, Wren Natsworthy
Wren Natsworthy
Wren Natsworthy is a character from Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet, appearing in the last two books.-Family and friends:Her father is Tom Natsworthy and her mother is Hester Shaw and by the end of A Darkling Plain, she has become engaged to Theo Ngoni. Her best friend is Tildy Smew, a girl...
and Theo Ngoni
Theo Ngoni
Theo Ngoni is a fictional character in Phillip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet.He is first introduced in Infernal Devices as a fellow slave of Wren Natsworthy on Cloud Nine. Originally he was a Green Storm suicide bomber, but was captured when his "Tumbler" failed to detonate when it was dropped on...
.
Pennyroyal perhaps redeems his past when he kills the Stalker Fang with an anti-Stalker
Stalker (Philip Reeve)
The Stalkers are a type of combatants mentioned in Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines, Predator's Gold, Infernal Devices and A Darkling Plain. They are also known as the Resurrected Men. The Stalkers were built by the Nomadic Empires that battled each other across the volcano maze of what was once...
gun and writes a new book closer to the truth, however no one will publish it after his books had been revealed as lies in a newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
called The Speculum.