The Leviathan Trilogy: Leviathan (Hardcover)

from msf59

Of course, it's a well known fact that Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated, kicking off World War I. Our story begins this way but then quickly takes a wicked left turn, plunging the reader into a fantastical alternate history, following young Prince Alek, the sole heir of the...

from WhitneyD

"Leviathan" is the story of two young people who must face the wages of war together even though they are enemies. The story is about Alek and Deryn. Alek is a young boy who is heir to the throne and who is being hunted by the Germans after his mother and father were both killed. Deryn is a young...

from jolerie

The Archduke and his wife have just been murdered. Their son, Alek, a prince with title, but no power, a royal with no thrown to rule is on the run from a country that has betrayed him. Deryn, aka Dylan, a girl masquerading as a boy joins the ranks of solders sworn to protect the British empire f...

from richardderus

Wow. Really, just...wow. I love alternate histories, and I dote on steampunk, and I am learning just how fertile the YA vineyards are in both these realms. This book is a wonderful tale of an alternate WWI, fought between the Darwinist powers and the Clankers. That is, those whose fighting techno...

from Aerrin99

Scott Westerfield is one of my favorite YA authors, and he doesn't disappoint in the least here. Leviathan is a fantastic adventure in an alternate past where Britain employs marvelously crafted beast-machines created by smooshing the best bits of nature together and Germany (and Austria) battles...