Leviathan
Alan Cumming, Scott Westerfeld
Readers rate it 3.8 (273 on Hardcover)
Released 2009 · Simon & Schuster
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Leviathan is an alternate-history steampunk adventure that blends warfare, genetic engineering, and coming-of-age themes. Violence is present but not graphic—combat scenes involving airships and mechanical walkers occur, but casualties are not dwelled upon. The protagonists are well-drawn, morally complex characters who challenge prejudices and show courage; Deryn's secret identity introduces subtle gender and orientation themes without explicit content. The book offers strong messages about seeing past enemy labels and questioning authority, making it suitable for mature middle-grade and early teen readers.
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Choose Your Weapon: Beastie or Clanker Alek is a prince without a throne. On the run from his own people, he has only a fighting machine and a small band of men. Deryn is a girl disguised as a guy in the British Air Service. She must fight for her cause--and protect her secret--at all costs. Alek and Deryn are... Choose Your Weapon: Beastie or Clanker Alek is a prince without a throne. On the run from his own people, he has only a fighting machine and a small band of men. Deryn is a girl disguised as a guy in the British Air Service. She must fight for her cause--and protect her secret--at all costs. Alek and Deryn are thrown together aboard the mighty airship Levithan. Though fighting side by side, their worlds are far apart. British fabricated beasts versus German steam-powered war machines. They are enemies with everything to lose, yet somehow destined to be together. This description comes from the 2010 Simon Pulse edition.
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- Science fiction.
- Imaginary creatures--Fiction.
- Princes--Fiction.
- War--Fiction.
- Genetic engineering--Fiction.
- Science fiction
- Princes
- Imaginary creatures
- Genetic engineering
- War
- Fiction
- Imaginary creatures -- Fiction
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