Goliath
Author: Scott Westerfeld
Illustrator: Keith Thompson
Book 3 in the Leviathan series
Pages: 543
Published: 2011
Age: 12+
Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love. The first two objectives are complicated by the fact that their ship, the Leviathan, continues to detour farther away from the heart of the war (and crown). And the love thing would be a lot easier if Alek knew Deryn was a girl posing as a boy in order to serve in the British Air Service. Oh, and if they weren't technically enemies. The tension thickens as the Leviathan steams toward New York City with a homicidal lunatic on board: secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is as it seems in this thunderous conclusion to Scott Westerfeld’s brilliant trilogy.
About the Leviathan Series
Books in series order
- 1.Leviathan(2009)
- 2.Behemoth(2010)
- 3.Goliath(2011)
- +The Manual of Aeronautics: An Illustrated Guide to the Leviathan Series(2012)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
In an alternate steampunk-styled Europe in 1914, 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. The British Darwinists employ genetically fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their 'Leviathan' is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet. Aleksandar Ferdinand, a Clanker, and Deryn Sharp, a Darwinist, are on opposite sides of the war. But their paths cross in the most unexpected way, taking them both aboard the Leviathan on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure... One that will change both their lives forever.