Mortal Engines
Anna is introduced as a friendly Asian aviator who helps Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw escape slavery. She seems nothing more than an honest trader with an airship called the Jenny Haniver, but they later discover that she is actually a secret agent for the Anti-Traction League, but remain her friend.
Anna is killed while battling Thaddeus Valentine at Batmunkh Gompa. Tom and Hester "inherit" the Jenny Haniver from her.
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