{"id":18308,"date":"2016-07-30T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=18308"},"modified":"2016-08-12T11:22:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T16:22:35","slug":"summer-reading-scott-westerfeld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/18308","title":{"rendered":"Summer Reading – Scott Westerfeld"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Book<\/p>\n

Leviathan<\/strong>
\nBehemoth<\/strong>
\nGoliath<\/strong>
\nby Scott Westerfeld
\nF Wes
\nCurriculum Collection, Juvenile Fiction<\/strong>, 2nd floor<\/p>\n

Scott Westerfeld has written a lot of juvenile fiction, but his best, in my opinion is the steampunk Leviathan Trilogy: Leviathan, Behemoth, and Goliath. In case you’ve never heard of steampunk I’ll tell you a bit about it. Steampunk is essentially Victorian inspired science fiction, generally occurring either during the reign of Britain’s Queen Victoria (1837-1901) or during a later time period that still has Victorian sensibilities and uses the technology of the time period (steam and mechanical as opposed to gas and computers). From there you will find a myriad of variations like dieselpunk. Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea<\/a> would be steampunk if it had been written these days instead of in 1869.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Scott has to say about the story:
\n“Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battletorn war machine and a loyal crew of men.<\/p>\n

Deryn Sharp is a commoner, disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She\u2019s a brilliant airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being discovered.<\/p>\n

With World War I brewing, Alek and Deryn\u2019s paths cross in the most unexpected ways, taking them on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure that will change both their lives forever.”<\/p>\n

Watch the trailer for Leviathan<\/em> here.<\/p>\n