![]() What is Leviathan About and Why Should I Care? World War I might seem like a thing of the past, but in Westerfeld's hands, it's a fantastical tale for the ages. Westerfeld usually sticks to science fiction, and there's plenty of that on display here, along with a healthy dose of history and a suggestion of romance to boot. Published in 2009, Leviathan is the first book in a trilogy that covers the early days of World War I in this very different world. It's still 1914, and there are still entangling alliances (another thing we think of when we think of World War I), but this is World War I like we've never seen it before. ![]() Leviathan is set in an alternate reality where Darwinists (the folks with the beasties) align against Clankers (the folks with the walkers) for a massive world war. Come to think of it, the secrets part is true of almost any war. When Leviathan's author, Scott Westerfeld, thinks World War I, though, he thinks colossal beasties fabricated out of the DNA of multiple species patrolling the skies, steam-powered walkers dominating the land, and secrets. When we think World War I, we think trench warfare, Franz Ferdinand, and War Horse. ![]()
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