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Westerfeld, Scott, author.

Leviathan / written by Mr. Scott Westerfeld ; illustrated by Mr. Keith Thompson.

First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.

New York : Simon Pulse, 2009.

440 pages : illustrations, color map ; 24 cm

It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as thir weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and teh most masterful beast in the British fleet. Aleksandar Ferdinand, prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battle-torn Stormwalker and a loyal crew of men. Deryn Sharp is a commoner, a girl disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She's a brilliant airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being discovered. With the Great War brewing, Alek's and Deryn's 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. -- From dust jacket.

Ages 12 up.

Young Adult.

Leviathan series, bk. 1

Westerfeld, Scott. Leviathan trilogy.

Imaginary creatures -- Fiction.

Princes -- Fiction.

Genetic engineering -- FIction.

War stories.

Science fiction.

Thompson, Keith, 1982- illustrator.

Color map on endpapers.

illustrated by Keith Thompson.

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 5.3 12.

Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.3 12 132849.

Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 5.3 12 SD Quiz 132849 English fiction.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

Andre Norton Award Nominee, 2010

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