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Leviathan
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Overview
Leviathan is a young adult science fiction steampunk novel that takes place during World War I. Leviathan was written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated by Keith Thompson in 2009, and it won the Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult novel. Westerfeld is a well-known author of over 20 young adult novels, including Leviathan and its two sequels, Behemoth and Goliath. The novel follows two teenagers from opposing sides of the war and develops the themes of Doing the Right Thing and the Perception of What Is Right, Resolving Differences Between Competing Groups, and The Consequences of Subterfuge.
This guide refers to the 2009 Simon Pulse eBook edition.
Plot Summary
Leviathan is the first book in a trilogy that takes place during the early days of World War I. In this world, the war is fought between the Darwinist world powers and the Clankers. The Darwinists, which include the British Empire, Russia, and France, rely on fabricated beasts, animals that are genetically engineered in a lab using Charles Darwin’s discoveries on how to mix DNA strands from different species. The Clankers, which include Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, rely on intricate, diesel-powered machines that can walk and run at high speeds while firing machine guns and cannons.
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