Leviathan
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Leviathan

by Scott Westerfeld

2009•Science fiction•444 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventurewarteenfastimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyfish out of water/culture clashall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and moving: a sweeping science-fiction novel, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureWarTeenRescue/escape/jeopardyFish out of water/culture clashAll consuming quest

Subjects

Science fiction.PrincesImaginary creaturesGenetic engineeringWarAnimals, mythical

Details

Author
Scott Westerfeld
Published
2009
Pages
444
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