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Leviathan

In 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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  • "In 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."
  • "In 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."@en
  • "Eine packende, neuartige Mischung aus History und Science-Fiction Europa am Vorabend des Ersten Weltkriegs. Und doch ganz anders, als wir es kennen ... Prinz Aleksandar, der Sohn des in Sarajevo ermordeten Erzherzogs Franz Ferdinand, ist auf der Flucht. Seine eigenen Leute jagen ihn gnadenlos und plötzlich steht er zwischen allen Parteien. Alles, was ihm bleibt, ist ein "Stormwalker", eine der perfekten neuartigen Lauf- und Kriegs-Maschinen seines Landes. Doch auch in den Schweizer Alpen ist Alek nicht sicher, als dort das britische Luftschiff "Leviathan" landet - eine nie dagewesene Mischung aus Tier und Maschine und das Meisterstück der britischen Armee. Die "Leviathan" befindet sich auf geheimer Mission ins Osmanische Reich. Mit an Bord: die als Junge getarnte Deryn, der nichts so wichtig ist wie das Fliegen ... Alek rettet sich an Bord der "Leviathan" und muss mit Deryn gemeinsame Sache machen."
  • "In 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."
  • "In 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."@en
  • "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 their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the 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."
  • "In 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. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary."
  • "In an alternate 1914 Europe, Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from forces who are attempting to take over the globe with machinery, forms an alliance with Deryn, who is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts."
  • "Starred Review. Grade 7 Up?This is World War I as never seen before. The story begins the same: on June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated, triggering a sequence of alliances that plunges the world into war. But that is where the similarity ends. This global conflict is between the Clankers, who put their faith in machines, and the Darwinists, whose technology is based on the development of new species. After the assassination of his parents, Prince Aleksandar's people turn on him. Accompanied by a small group of loyal servants, the young Clanker flees Austria in a Cyklop Stormwalker, a war machine that walks on two legs. Meanwhile, as Deryn Sharp trains to be an airman with the British Air Service, she prays that no one will discover that she is a girl. She serves on the Leviathan, a massive biological airship that resembles an enormous flying whale and functions as a self-contained ecosystem. When it crashes in Switzerland, the two teens cross paths, and suddenly the line between enemy and ally is no longer clearly defined. The ending leaves plenty of room for a sequel, and that's a good thing because readers will be begging for more. Enhanced by Thompson's intricate black-and-white illustrations, Westerfeld's brilliantly constructed imaginary world will capture readers from the first page. Full of nonstop action, this steampunk adventure is sure to become a classic."@en

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  • "Fantastyka naukowa amerykańska"
  • "Fantastyka naukowa amerykańska"@pl
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Proofs (Printing)"
  • "Young adult fiction"
  • "Young adult fiction"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "War stories"
  • "War stories"@en
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Adventure stories"@en
  • "Powieść amerykańska dla młodzieży"
  • "Powieść amerykańska dla młodzieży"@pl
  • "Steampunk fiction"
  • "Steampunk fiction"@en
  • "Children's stories"
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Young adult works"
  • "Young adult works"@en
  • "Spanish language materials"
  • "Science fiction"
  • "Science fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en

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  • "Leviathan - die geheime Mission : Roman"
  • "Leviathan - Die geheime Mission"
  • "Leviathan - die geheime Mission"
  • "Leviathan"@en
  • "Leviathan"
  • "Leviathan"@it
  • "Leviathan"@es
  • "Leviathan: la trilogia ; Leviathan, Behemoth, Goliath"@it
  • "Lewiatan"@pl
  • "Leviathan : la trilogia"@it
  • "Léviathan"
  • "Leviathan Die geheime Mission"

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