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Leviathan. By: Scott Westerfeld. By: Matthew Nicklas. Setting. The story takes place in Europe during a fantasy version of World War 1 in 1914. Most of the story is located in Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, and at the beginning in London.
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Leviathan By: Scott Westerfeld By: Matthew Nicklas
Setting • The story takes place in Europe during a fantasy version of World War 1 in 1914. • Most of the story is located in Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, and at the beginning in London. • The weather is cold and snowy in Switzerland on a glazier. • Also fast amounts of trees and forest throughout the novel.
Characters • Alek is the prince of Austria-Hungary he is very out going and brave and slowly grows up from a child to an adult. • Deryn Is a girl born to be a pilot and has always had the need to become one. • Volger is a count and Alek’s trusted fencing teacher. He is determined to help Alek and to do what his father has left him to do. • Klopp is Alek’s mechanik and is a skilled walker pilot. • Dr. Barlow is a clever, smart, and devious. She is a boffin who comes aboard the leviathan to transport a case filled with a top secret object.
Summary • Alek is the prince of Austria-Hungary and he is on the run from his parents’ murderers, the Germans. Deryn is a girl who wants to join the navy but has a big problem, girls cannot be airmen. These characters both have something to hide but will soon find themselves aboard a Darwinist airship, the Leviathan.
About the Author • Scott Westerfeld was born in Dallas, Texas on May 5, 1963 • Scott Westerfeld lives in New York City but occasionally goes to Sydney, Australia for the summers. • He is the author of many other books such as the Uglies series.
Critics Corner • What are your opinions of the book as a whole? • My opinions of this book leaves me exited and ready for the next book. I believe the story was confusing to begin with but it was detailed enough that I began to understand the plotline. • What encouraged you to choose this book and particular genre? • When I was trying to decide my book I first went to the library but I couldn’t find any book that appealed to me. Then I remembered a book that I saw in Barnes and Nobles that looked interesting, so I went and bought that book. • Were there any messages from the author in this book? • There was one message that I got from the book that I don’t think was his original message. I believe that he was trying to tell me to always do the right thing and help people even if you completely dislike them. • What did you learn from this book? • There wasn’t much that I learned from this book but one historical fact I learned was that World War 1 started with the archduke of Austria-Hungary being murdered by the Germans. • If I was to recommend this book I would recommend it to readers who like fantasy.
citations • Thompson, Keith. leviathan. book cover. Scott Westerfeld. Web. 4 Dec. 2009. <http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/leviathanusfinalsmall.jpg>. • Thompson, Keith. Caricture map of Europe. le cirque du dedain. Web. 14 Dec. 2009. <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krqyipIkE21qzfbklo1_500.jpg&imgrefurl=http://lastchatwithphontaine.tumblr.com/post/216917749&usg=__6mRglFIc5zplNOS7SHF2uT9kHwk=&h=410&w=500&sz=123&hl=en&start=16&um=1&tbnid=YvcSbte4l-AxwM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dleviathan%2Bby%2Bscott%2Bwesterfeld%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den-us%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1> • Thompson, Keith. Ascending. Scott Westerfeld. Web. 15 Dec. 2009. <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/leviathan_4_westerfeld.jpg&imgrefurl=http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/%3Fpage_id%3D1125&usg=__Ni_gdTVeskppqUWLqNI2R4dSLwI=&h=650&w=450&sz=101&hl=en&start=14&um=1&tbnid=kb4izABaPYKPqM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=95&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dleviathan%2Balek%2Band%2Bderyn%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den-us%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1>.Thompson, Keith. Stealing Away. The Readers Quil. Web. 15 Dec. 2009. <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ONyffUZpqtQ/SuUEXRghtVI/AAAAAAAAA0w/AG-evegnOsM/s320/9780670073030-4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.readersquill.com/2009/10/review-leviathan-by-scott-westerfeld.html&usg=__LjZTh2HaoPJHM-1FpM_4dU7-xdY=&h=320&w=202&sz=13&hl=en&start=13&um=1&tbnid=Mm2SUFI2dFWHXM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=74&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dleviathan%2Balek%2Band%2Bderyn%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den-us%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1> • http://www.mrsnelsons.com/files/mrsnelsons/scott_westerfeld2.jpg