Hardcover
448 pages
Simon Pulse
ISBN: 9781416971733
Leviathan is set in 1914, where the world is on the bring of World War I. Only in this alternate history the war involves the British and French "beasties", genetically engineered creatures that function as war machines and the Germans and Autrians have the "clankers", steampunk and oil contraptions of all kinds that battle against the metal and flesh of the beasties.
The first of two main characters are Aleksandar Ferdinand whose father was an assassinated heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and now Alek, an Austrain prince, is hunted by those who murdered his parents. The other main character is Deryn Sharp, the British daughter of an airman, who disguises herself as a boy and uses the name Dylan so that she can enlist in the British Air Service.
This fantastical story is filled imaginative creatures, inventive gadgets, and engaging characters that are across the lands that Alek and Dylan journey through to reach their goals and becomes allies of not only their countries but of each other. Scott Westerfeld has imagined a vivid and adventurous world that is the first book in a trilogy. The other two will be Behemoth and Goliath.
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