Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Dec.03, 2011, under Adventure, Battle of the Books 2011-2012, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Student Reviews, YRCA
Who would like this book? This is a OBOB book that people who like a alternate past would like this book.
Why? Prince Alek must escape Austria after the assassination of his parents. The Archduke was first in line after the emperor. But Alek’s father married a commoner, making Alek only a Prince. His loyal servants help him get away in a walking, armored war machine, a Stormwalker. Alek is running from his own murderous people commanded by the emperor who have found out that a secret document has been made making Alek the first person in line to be emperor. Deryn, a common British girl with the sole aim of being on an airship, disguises herself as a boy and earns a place on the Leviathan, a living airship that uses an ecosystem to keep the Hydrogen in. The British and their allies are the use biotechnology to create their weapons. How will Alek get away from the Germans? Will Deryn be able to hide her secret?
The details: 440 pp. 2010 Review by Mason
