false<![CDATA[Leviathan]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255574760m/6050678.jpg60506786In 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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I don't care who you are. Go read this book right now.
The first Westerfeld that I read was last month--Uglies, the first in a series of four books. Pretties is coming in the mail this week and I'm stoked to read it 'cau...more...]]>
40falsefalseThu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009Wed Nov 11 18:47:19 -0800 2009Thu Nov 12 09:29:46 -0800 2009 This book is crazy amounts of fun. In addition to having a story that is full of action and adventure, there are incredible illustrations helping bring the story to life. ...more...]]>
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Uglies books so I thought I'd give this one a try too. I really like the premise of an alternate history of WWI and the Clankers vs. the Darwinists. I also enjoyed the story of the two main characters and how their paths are destined to cross.
It seems to me like there's a l...more...]]>
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win an advance copy of Scott Westerfeld's new book Leviathan and I just devoured it this morning.
The book is set in an steam-punky alternate-history World War I. The Germans and their allies are the "Clankers"—relying on giant walking mechanical war ma...more...]]>
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Leviathan is the first Scot Westerfeld book I've actually read even though I've heard good things about his Uglies Series. This story follows Deryn, a young girl who enters the British Air Service disguised as a young boy, and Alek, son of the assassinated Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ...more...]]>
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First of all, I love the fact that this is an illustrated novel. The pictures are amazing and they he...more...]]>
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