London

“What is a MEDUSA?” asked Hester. “You know something, don’t you? About what my mum
and dad were killed for?”


“I’m afraid not,” the aviatrix replied. “I wish I did. But I heard the name once. Six years ago
another League agent managed to get into London, posing as a crewman on a licensed airship. He had
heard something that must have intrigued him, but we never learned what it was. The League had only
one message from him, just two words: Beware MEDUSA. The Engineers caught him and killed him.”

“How do you know?” asked Tom.

“Because they sent us back his head,” said Miss Fang. “Cash on Delivery.”

pg 109/152, Chapter 26, Batmunk Gompa, Mortal Engines