Young Adult Fiction / Action & AdventureĬraig Johnson, author of the Longmire series presents Daughter of the Morning Star.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Visit him at or follow him on Twitter at Thompson’s work has appeared in books, magazines, TV, video games, and films. 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. Scott Westerfeld is the author of the Leviathan series, the first book of which was the winner of the 2010 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. When the two cross paths, the “us versus them” dynamic begins to break down as

Prince Aleksandar who must flee Austria after the assassination of his parents. Traditional YA fashion, dresses as a boy to join the British Air Service, and

We follow two protagonists: Deryn, who, in Mechanical technology of the time and gone to the extreme, creating gas-powered The Germans, or Clankers, instead have taken the Service uses airships that are actually giant whales that work as The English, or Darwinists, have take Darwinian ideas and run with them,Ĭreating new species as their form of technology. Upside down in an alternative and fantastical retelling. Steampunk story, where a time period, in this case WWI, is taken and turned This book is something completelyĭifferent from other stories, but also Westerfeld’s other books. For fans of the series, it is important to note that the author at his book signing said that he was going to be doing another book,but it might be more of a field-guide.Leviathan (and series) by Scott Westerfeld. Unfortunately, (and this is a bit of a spoiler) even though Alek finds out that she's a girl, the fact is not revealed to the captain, the British, the soldiers, etc., which is not a great lesson of morals, but it would be impossible, with the plot as it is, to do otherwise. Deryn is a brave and resourceful female character, who, since girls aren't allowed to serve on the British Airships, disguises herself as a boy. Throughout the book, Alek is determined to end WWI (Fun fact, the archduke DID have kids - three of them! - though none was named Alek, according to Scott Westerfield.), and in his determination to do so, is shammed by Nikola Tesla, who parents should know dies at the end of the book, which is a warp on history.

When I went to see the author talk about this book, he mentioned that the way technology evolved in this world, many of the manufactured beasts were designed to be similar to things that have been created. Also, Goliath includes a couple new beasts. Like the rest of the Leviathan books, Goliath was set in a sort of alternate WWI, where technology evolved differently. Goliath was a stunning 'end' to the Leviathan Trilogy.

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