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Is part of Leviathan Trilogy Scott Westerfeld , 2009 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Leviathan
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'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.' (From the Penguin website.)

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Notes

  • Steampunk note: This novel contains many of the key features of steampunk, including an alternate history characterised by advanced mechanical and otherwise technological innovations, and a focus on the actions of imperial powers.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Simon Pulse ,
      2009 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 440p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9781416971733
    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2009 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Penguin Group (Australia)
      Extent: 450p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9780670073030 (pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Simon Pulse ,
      2009 .
      image of person or book cover 931847301943154208.jpg
      This image has been sourced from Goodreads.
      Extent: 440p.
      Edition info: 1st Simon Pulse hardcover ed.
      Description: illus., maps
      ISBN: 9781416971733 (hbk.)
Language: Italian
    • Torino, Piedmont,
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      Italy,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Einaudi ,
      2010 .
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      Extent: 400p.p.
      ISBN: 9788806202668, 8806202669

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Works about this Work

Theorizing Steampunk in Scott Westerfeld’s YA Series Leviathan Tammy L. Mielke , Jeanne M. LaHaie , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , September vol. 46 no. 3 2015; (p. 242-256)

'In this article, we offer an explanation of steampunk and theorize the genre and its functions within Scott Westerfeld’s YA series Leviathan. In order to do so, we examine the “cogs” of the genre machine and its use of nostalgic longing for a revised past/future to rebel against present day cultural norms. Critics note that steampunk takes an historical past and either reimagines it or repositions it in the future. This literary form, then, is shaped through a confluence of history, cultural memory, and fictional technologies. In mechanical fashion, the cogs of steampunk move with and against each other to produce and revise an imagined “What if?” We posit that steampunk’s complexities might be better understood by examining the parts of the machine, those cogs that make the engine of steampunk work. We identify three major elements—Victorian history, the workings of cultural memory, and the modification of and recombining of past technologies and literary forms into the genre of steampunk—and then apply these to an analysis of Westerfeld’s trilogy.'

Untitled John D. Adams , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 54 no. 1 2010; (p. 34)

— Review of Leviathan Scott Westerfeld , 2009 single work novel
Reading and Viewing : Future Worlds Deborah McPherson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 45 no. 1 2010; (p. 59)

— Review of Leviathan Scott Westerfeld , 2009 single work novel
Untitled Mia Macrossan , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 1 2010; (p. 53)

— Review of Leviathan Scott Westerfeld , 2009 single work novel
Untitled 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , February no. 360 2010; (p. 28)

— Review of Leviathan Scott Westerfeld , 2009 single work novel
Pick of the Week Cameron Woodhead , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 October 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of Leviathan Scott Westerfeld , 2009 single work novel
Whale Riders Austin Grossman , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 8 November vol. 114 no. 45 2009; (p. 21)

— Review of Leviathan Scott Westerfeld , 2009 single work novel
Kids' Lit Jill Rowbotham , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28 - 29 November 2009; (p. 20)

— Review of Leviathan Scott Westerfeld , 2009 single work novel ; January Gabrielle Lord , 2009 single work children's fiction ; Surf Ache Gerry Bobsien , 2009 single work novel
Untitled 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November/December vol. 85 no. 6 2009; (p. 689-690)

— Review of Leviathan Scott Westerfeld , 2009 single work novel
Centre Selection Cordelia Rice , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2009; (p. 23)

— Review of Leviathan Scott Westerfeld , 2009 single work novel
Theorizing Steampunk in Scott Westerfeld’s YA Series Leviathan Tammy L. Mielke , Jeanne M. LaHaie , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , September vol. 46 no. 3 2015; (p. 242-256)

'In this article, we offer an explanation of steampunk and theorize the genre and its functions within Scott Westerfeld’s YA series Leviathan. In order to do so, we examine the “cogs” of the genre machine and its use of nostalgic longing for a revised past/future to rebel against present day cultural norms. Critics note that steampunk takes an historical past and either reimagines it or repositions it in the future. This literary form, then, is shaped through a confluence of history, cultural memory, and fictional technologies. In mechanical fashion, the cogs of steampunk move with and against each other to produce and revise an imagined “What if?” We posit that steampunk’s complexities might be better understood by examining the parts of the machine, those cogs that make the engine of steampunk work. We identify three major elements—Victorian history, the workings of cultural memory, and the modification of and recombining of past technologies and literary forms into the genre of steampunk—and then apply these to an analysis of Westerfeld’s trilogy.'

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