Shrike

What else could they do? They ran. The thing snatched at them as they ducked past, but Khora was there to grab its arm and Nils Lindstrom swung his sword at its face. The Stalker flung Khora off and raised its hand; there were sparks and a shriek of metal on metal, and Lindstrom dropped the broken sword and howled and clutched his arm. It threw him aside and lifted Anna off her feet as she
came at it again, swinging her hard against Khora and Yasmina when they rushed to her aid.

pg 50/152, chapter 12: Gasbag and Gondola, Mortal Engines