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Fever Crumb
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Fever Crumb: Book 1

Fever Crumb (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Philip Reeve (Author) (edit contributors)

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Fever Crumb is a girl who has been adopted and raised by Dr. Crumb, a member of the order of Engineers, where she serves as apprentice. In a time and place where women are not seen as reasonable creatures, Fever is an anomaly, the only female to serve in the Order. Soon, though, she must say... read more

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Characters edit see section history

  • Fever Crumb: The only female member of the Order of Engineers; the protagonist of the story. She's an orphan, under the care of Dr. Crumb.
  • Wavey Godshawk: Scriven, Auric Godshawk's daughter.
  • Gideon Crumb: Fever's caregiver, an Engineer who is especially good at making paper boys.
  • Ted Swiney: The rough owner of the Mott and Hoople
  • Dr. Stayling: One of the Engineers
  • Ruan: The eight-year-old son of Kit Solent.
  • Nikola Quercus: Human leader of the Movement, he wants to become the new leader of London
  • Bagman Creech: A well-respected Skinner with a bad cough.
  • Dr. Isbister: The Engineer with the extensive library, which includes many of Auric Godshawk's journals
  • Dr. Collihole: The older Engineer who is in the process of refining his large paper hot-air balloon
  • Katie Solent: Kit Solent's deceased wife
  • Fern: Kit Solent's young daughter
  • Gilpin Wheen: Add a description of this character.
  • Thaniel Wormtimber: The New Council's Master of Devices, he is close to Ted Swiney and visits the Mott and Hoople frequently.
  • Kit Solent: An archaeologist who houses Fever.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “He did not believe in telling lies, not even white ones, not even to little girls.”
  • “The Scriven men wore stack-heeled boots and pearl-studded evening coats; the ladies in their vast skirts looked like mythical creatures, half woman, half sofa.”

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Organizations edit see section history

  • The Scriven: Add a description of this organization.
  • The Order of Engineers: Men sworn to rationality (and immune to the follies of human emotion), they live in the metal Godshawk's head and work on deciphering the old technology created before the fall of ancient civilisation
  • The Movement: A congregation of nomads who drive large land ships (powered by weak engines and slaves)
  • The Skinner's Guild: A group of humans sworn to kill and skin every Scriven they come across, they can be found rousing riots and hanging the flayed Scriven skins like flags

First Sentence edit see section history

That morning they were making paper boys.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Part One
1. The Girl from Godshawk's Head
2. An Offer of Employment
3. The Wind Tram
4. Stragglemarket
5. At the Sign of the Mott and Hoople
6. The Archaeologist's House
7. Under London
8. Skinner's Boy
9. The Scent Lantern
10. Summertown
11. Master Wormtimber
12. The Foldable Assassin
13. Morning after the Night Before
14. Skinners in the Brick Marsh
15. Hunting Fever
16. The Long Walk Home
17. Storm Coming
18. Chair vs. Chair
19. Dr. Crumb
20. At Nonesuch House
21. Nocturne in Blue
22. The Fifth Word
23. Under Siege
24. The Library
25. Heads Will Roll

Part Two
26. The Flight North
27. Public Disorder
28. Under New Management
29. The Traction Castle
30. The Snow Leopard
31. Hidden Treasures
32. Technomancy
33. London Falling
34. Mayor vs. Mayor
35. Mementoes
36. The Stalker's Question
37. The Magneto Gun
38. We Are the Dead
39. Crumbs of Comfort
40. The Passing Shadow

Acknowledgements

Glossary edit see section history

  • Scriven: Descendents of humans, they consider themselves a separate race ("homo superior") and once ruled London as a powerful oligarchy. They are distinguished by the dark markings on their bodies.
  • Skinner: One who hunts out Scriven and hopes to exterminate them all.
  • Patchskin: A derogatory term for Scriven.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 2 in Fever Crumb. (standard series)

Followed by A Web of Air.

This is book 5 of 7 in The Hungry City Chronicles. (standard series)

Preceded by A Darkling Plain, and followed by A Web of Air.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Philip Reeve (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Country: England
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 1407102427
Page Count: 336

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Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Mortal Engines
  • A Darkling Plain
  • Predator's Gold
  • Infernal Devices

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