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Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
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Leviathan (edition 2009)

by Scott Westerfeld, TBA (Narrator), Alan Cumming (Narrator)

Series: Leviathan (1)

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In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.… (more)
Member:Ma1in
Title:Leviathan
Authors:Scott Westerfeld
Other authors:TBA (Narrator), Alan Cumming (Narrator)
Info:Simon & Schuster Audio (2009), Edition: Unabridged, Audio CD
Collections:Audiobooks
Rating:****
Tags:steampunk, teenage, bioengineering, mechanics, gender roles, historical fiction

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Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

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    Airborn by Kenneth Oppel (Maid_Marian)
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    His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (PghDragonMan)
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    Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (PghDragonMan)
    PghDragonMan: An alternate history taking place on the eve of World War I.
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    Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (ahstrick)
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    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (SheReads)
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    Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (Maid_Marian)
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    Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L. A. Meyer (Caramellunacy)
    Caramellunacy: 'Both stories are about an adventurous and headstrong girl disguising herself as a boy for a chance to join the military. Jacky is trying to make a living for herself and escape poverty during the Napoleonic Wars and joins the Navy as a ship\'s boy in Bloody Jack. Deryn Sharp wants nothing more than to join the Royal Air Corps in Leviathan - a steampunk alternate history of WWI. Both books are packed full of adventure and spunky protagonists.… (more)
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    Dreadnought by Cherie Priest (SunnySD)
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    The Manual of Aeronautics: An Illustrated Guide to the Leviathan Series by Scott Westerfeld (LAKobow)
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    Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger (LAKobow)
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    Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher (majkia)
    majkia: Another coming of age book, but granted, in a completely different environment. Still, both have strong central characters who grow, and change to the backdrop of war, and have a marked impact on their worlds.
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    Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space by Philip Reeve (themulhern)
    themulhern: Both are alternate history with a bunch of Englishness thrown in. Larklight is set during the reign of Queen Victoria, Leviathan WWI.
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    All Men of Genius by Lev AC Rosen (LAKobow)
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    Dinotopia: The World Beneath by James Gurney (themulhern)
    themulhern: mechanical monsters fight biological monsters. Leviathan has the better story, by far, but Dinotopia has more illustrations.
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    The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (BookshelfMonstrosity)
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    The Firebird Mystery: A Steampunk Detective Novel by Darrell Pitt (lkernagh)
    lkernagh: Same style of fast paced, alternate reality adventure with air ships.
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    Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (Aleana)
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    Black Powder War by Naomi Novik (PghDragonMan)
    PghDragonMan: Alternate histories of great military events tie these together.
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    The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade (ShelfMonkey)
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    Worldshaker by Richard Harland (Maid_Marian)

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I thought it was just another young adult book with a slightly interesting concept, but it turned out to be captivating and I read most of it in one sitting. Westerfeld has a way of doing that. He's also a first-class world builder. ( )
  caedocyon | Feb 23, 2024 |
World War I
  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
Listened to this for the narrator who was amazing. The book though was just okay. ( )
  Fortunesdearest | Feb 2, 2024 |
This was an enjoyable, but largely unbelievable, steampunk story. The implausibility of Victorians being able to accomplish feats of DNA manipulation of which we today are completely incapable, however, might not necessarily distract or bother the youthful target audience.
That quibble aside, I liked the characters. They were believable and interesting and sympathetic. Their lives were both exciting and harrowing. It made for good reading.
Until the abrupt ending. ( )
  Treebeard_404 | Jan 23, 2024 |
A fun young adult steampunk adventure set in an alternate WWI Europe. I particularly liked how it presented the war as a conflict between (admittedly improbable) biotechnology versus steampunk mecha. The characters were pretty much stock characters but the action scenes were nicely written and the illustrations were a very nice touch. ( )
  yaj70 | Jan 22, 2024 |
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The novel is a study in opposites, of boy versus girl, working class versus aristocracy, British versus German, and its overlying thematic division of Darwinists and Clankers gives all of these a distinctive torque, while avoiding mapping neatly to any specific agenda. The novel’s concluding set piece features a grand, elegant and very satisfying hybridization that suggests that opposites can meet, collapse and mingle, and that this story has natural sequels, which I will undoubtedly read.
 
Westerfeld writes gripping, relentless coming-of-age novels that are equally enjoyable by boys and girls, adults and kids, and Leviathan is no exception. I'm looking forward to volume two -- and many more to come.
added by lampbane | editBoing Boing, Cory Doctorow (Oct 6, 2009)
 

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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Scott Westerfeldprimary authorall editionscalculated
Cumming, AlanNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Helweg, AndreasTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Helweg, AndreasTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Helweg, AndreasTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rosamilia, MikeDesignersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Thompson, KeithIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Yuen, Sammy, Jr.Cover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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The Austrian horses glinted in the moonlight, their riders standing tall in the saddle, swords raised.
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His Majesty's London Zoo was squawking like a bag of budgies on fire.
No one could night-walk like him.
Having your parents die was exactly like the world exploding, like a war being declared.
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In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.

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Penguin Australia

2 editions of this book were published by Penguin Australia.

Editions: 0670073032, 0143206087

 

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