I'm a sucker for Westerfeld. He can create the most realistic worlds with his scientific explanations and thorough research as well as his developed characters and the unique slang created for each novel. Leviathan was no exception.
Leviathan is an alternate history novel, based in World War I, but with the a little added pizzazz. Instead of the Axis vs. the Allies, it's the Clankers vs. the Darwinists. Clankers being a culture that has created intricate robotic machines to do all their bidding and the Darwinists who have created monstrous creatures for all of their work. This is an interesting concept that Westerfeld explored well.
Readers follow two characters from opposing sides, a Clanker prince, and a Darwinist soldier. Both explain their points of view thoroughly and you get to see the pros and cons of having an all animal society and an all robotic one.
A fantastic read! I read both this and the sequal Behemoth in a week :)
-Jenny
Leviathan is an alternate history novel, based in World War I, but with the a little added pizzazz. Instead of the Axis vs. the Allies, it's the Clankers vs. the Darwinists. Clankers being a culture that has created intricate robotic machines to do all their bidding and the Darwinists who have created monstrous creatures for all of their work. This is an interesting concept that Westerfeld explored well.
Readers follow two characters from opposing sides, a Clanker prince, and a Darwinist soldier. Both explain their points of view thoroughly and you get to see the pros and cons of having an all animal society and an all robotic one.
A fantastic read! I read both this and the sequal Behemoth in a week :)
-Jenny
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