Ebook {Epub PDF} Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

From the opening, Scott Westerfield's Leviathan offers cinematic action, tight dialogue and a sweeping saga of a world warped by a strange war. The Germans' `clanker' machines are so realistic, it's hard to categorise this extraordinary book as `steam punk'/5(). Scott Westerfeld is a New York Times bestselling author of YA. He is best known for the Uglies and Leviathan series. His current series, IMPOSTORS, returns to the world of Uglies. The next book in that series, MIRROR'S EDGE, comes out April 6, /5. LEVIATHAN By Scott Westerfeld Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battle-torn war machine and a loyal crew of men. Deryn Sharp is a commoner, disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She's a brilliant airman.

The first novel in a masterful trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld that School Library Journal hailed is "sure to become a classic." It is the cusp of World War I. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. LEVIATHAN By Scott Westerfeld Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battle-torn war machine and a loyal crew of men. Deryn Sharp is a commoner, disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. REVIEW: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. Janine C+ Reviews steampunk / World War I / Young-Adult 10 Comments. Dear Mr. Westerfeld, Your steampunk YA, Leviathan, was recommended to me on Twitter by one of The Book Pushers. I believe it was Lou. Lou loved the book so much that I decided to put it on the list of possible books to read with my husband.

Scott Westerfeld is the author of the Leviathan series, the first book of which was the winner of the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. His other novels include the New York Times bestseller Afterworlds, the worldwide bestselling Uglies series, The Last Days, Peeps, So Yesterday, and the Midnighters trilogy. Visit him at www.doorway.ru or follow him on Twitter at @ScottWesterfeld. The Leviathan Trilogy is a steampunk/alternate history adventure by Scott Westerfeld. The three books in it are Leviathan, Behemoth, and Goliath. They are about a boy named Aleksander (Alek), and a girl named Deryn. Alek is an Austrian prince, and he has to run away from the palace when both his parents are killed for unknown reasons. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. The Leviathan is a living airship, the most formidable airbeast in the skies of Europe. It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up.