A must read for all Westerfeld fans and those who love a good steampunk tale.īefore Leviathan, steampunk was obscure to me, nothing more than an undefined sub-genre lurking in the background. Id love to find out more of both Alek and Deryns adventures. Also the whole premise of living animals helping the Leviathan ship to work is totally amazing.Īleks struggles after his family is murdered and his conflicts on whether or not hes ready to be ruler are believable. One of my favorite scenes, besides the Leviathan ship, is the Huxley, a living medusa that takes riders airborne. I love how he was able to take the whole what if scenario of Darwin meeting our world. Westerfelds creatures, weapons, and world are truly imaginative! This is a fun YA steampunk tale where science fiction meets fantasy. Add to this the Leviathan, a fantastic ship of true Darwinist measures with a secret mission. Alek doesnt trust the Darwinist creations while Deryn has her own prejudices of the clankers. Should they trust each other? Both are on opposite sides. Then an accident has both Alek and Deryn meeting.

Shes good at her job but still the threat of her real identity is an everyday fear. All the while afraid for his own life.ĭeryn Sharp is a girl who disguises herself as a boy in order to be in the British Air Services. He goes into hiding with some of his loyal servants.

His newest book LEVIATHAN is an alternative world where Darwinist creates fabricated animals as weaponry right before World War I.Īlekandar Ferdinand, prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is on the run after his parents are murdered. Once again, Scott Westerfeld brings readers a fascinating world where technology rules.

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