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Goliath
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Leviathan: Book 3

Goliath (2011) (edit title/settings)

by Scott Westerfeld (Author) (edit contributors)

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Alek and Deryn are aboard the Leviathan when the ship is ordered to pick up an unusual passenger. This brilliant/maniacal inventor claims to have a weapon called Goliath that can end the war. But whose side is he really on?

While on their top secret mission, Alek finally discovers... read more

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The riveting conclusion to Scott Westerfeld's New York Times best-selling trilogy that's "sure to become a classic" (School Library Journal).

Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as Prince of Austria, and finally fall... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The riveting conclusion to Scott Westerfeld's New York Times best-selling trilogy that's "sure to become a classic" (School Library Journal).

Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as Prince of Austria, and finally fall in love. The first two objectives are complicated by the fact that their ship, the Leviathan, continues to detour farther away from the heart of the war (and crown). And the love thing would be a lot easier if Alek knew Deryn was a girl. (She has to pose as a boy in order to serve in the British Airforce.) And if they weren't technically enemies.

The tension thickens as the Leviathan steams toward New York City with a homicidal lunatic onboard: secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is at it seems in this thunderous conclusion to Scott Westerfeld's brilliant trilogy.

Characters edit see section history

  • Prince Aleksandar of Hohenberg: aka Alek. Prince and heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. He longs to have Deryn's Darwinist skills but is torn between his appreciation of the Darwin and loyalty to his native Clanker technology.
  • Deryn Sharp: aka Dylan. A midshipman aboard the Leviathan. She is a girl disguised as a boy so that she may serve as a part of the British Air force. She is also in love with Prince Aleksander. Though not knowledgeable in Clanker technology, she has great skill when it comes to Darwinist "technology" and a brave heart. She is in love with Alek.
  • Bovril: A perspicacious loris that had a nascent fixation for Alek, but now belongs to both Alek and Deryn. He is very adorable and most intelligent, part of a batch hatched by Dr. Barlow in Leviathan.
  • Dr. Nora Darwin Barlow: She is the extremely intelligent granddaughter of Charles Darwin and a member of the Zoological Society of London, alternatively known as the "lady boffin."
  • Count Volger: A wildcount whose duty is to insure that Alek safely secures the throne.
  • Adela Rogers: A young reporter for the newspaper rival of the New York World. She was partially based off of the real Adela Rogers.
  • Mr. Hearst: Publisher and owner of a newspaper out of Los Angeles California.
  • Nikola Tesla: A brilliant, but possibly mad, inventor who claims that his new invention, Goliath, can be used to stop the war. He was a scientist in real life and a competitor of Thomas Edison. He developed the alternating current system. Thomas Edison stole a bunch of his patents and Tesla always resented him for it but when Marconi used his patents (Probably because he didn't like Edison but didn't mind Marconi all that much) he let him use 15 of his patents for various things. He was an awesome person.
  • Eddie Malone: A meddlesome reporter for the New York World who was previously able to swindle stories from the prince's life and publish them. An altogether Horrible person.
  • Pancho Villa: An actual historical person, he is a Mexican Revolutionary and allows Hearst to film his revolution in exchange for equipment.
  • Captain Hobbes: Captain of the Leviathan.
  • Mr. Newkirk: Other midshipman aboard the Leviathan and friend to Dylan (Deryn)
  • Mr. Rigby: The bosun of the Leviathan who watches after the midshipmen
  • Dr. Busk: The head "boffin" aboard the Leviathan and the doctor
  • Master Otto Klopp: Alek's guard, master of mechanics.
  • Hans Bauer: Another of Alek's guards
  • Lilit: Zaven's daughter. A skilled fighter and mechanic. Central to the revolution that Alek and Deryn helped stage in Istanbul.
  • Kizlar Agha: In Behemoth he is an intelligent advisor to the Sultan of Istanbul. The head of his security. Becomes an Ottoman diplomat to the U.S. in Goliath.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “I learned at a tender age that the most important person in a hotel isn't the owner, or the the manager, or even the house detective. It's the bell captain.”
    Miss Rogers
  • “'If' is a word that can never be said too loudly.”
    Count Volger
  • “So it works on sleeping princes, too?”
    Deryn
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  • “They are Americans,” Volger said. “They toot their horns for anything.”
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  • “You admire her, Count?” “As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely.”
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  • “Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria, nube.” The phrase is the Latin motto of the Hapsburgs and refers to the house’s tradition of gaining influence by alliance rather than conflict. It translates, “Let others wage war. You, lucky Austria, shall marry.”
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  • “Have a little faith in me, Volger.” “I have great faith, tempered with vast annoyance.”
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  • And then, without a perspicacious loris whispering the truth into his ear, he finally understood. She hadn’t come to Istanbul as a soldier at all. And she never would have revealed her secret to Alek, for the simplest reason in the world. Deryn Sharp was in love with him.
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  • She was a girl. Her name was Deryn Sharp, and she was a girl disguised as a boy.
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  • “You can’t blame a match for a house made of straw, Alek.”
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  • reality had no gears, and you never knew what surprises would come spinning out of its chaos.
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  • “Mr. Deryn Sharp,” the creature whispered into his ear.
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  • Then Alek remembered a saying of his father’s: The only way to remedy ignorance is to admit it.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • The Leviathan: The large airship that Deryn serves on and Alek has come to love.
  • New York: The location of Goliath

First Sentence edit see section history

"Siberia," Alek said.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 44
Afterword

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 3 of 4 in Leviathan. (standard series)

Preceded by Behemoth.

This book is in 2011 Locus Recommended Reading List: Young Adult. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Scott Westerfeld (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Keith Thompson (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 20, 2011
ISBN: 9781416971771
Page Count: 543

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Leviathan
  • Behemoth

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Behemoth
  • Leviathan
  • Behemoth

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