I am currently reading Goliath, it is the third and final book of the Leviathan trilogy. The whole series is about the first world war, if the first world war was fought with giant fabricated hybrid animals and huge pieces of machinery. The two sides are the darwinists, they support the fabricated animals, and the clankers, who prefer machines. In the middle of all this there is the Leviathan, the biggest darwinist airship in the British army. The Leviathan picks up an unexpected guest, the clanker prince, Aleksander, who happens to be the heir to the Austrian throne. Together they must try to stop the war that threatens to destroy the world. Now skip ahead a few books, to Goliath, the Leviathan stops to pick up a mysterious guest, the clanker turned darwinist, Dr. Tesla. He claims he knows how to stop the war by using his machine, the Goliath. But the head scientists aboard the ship finds him suspicious, so she sends out two spies to investigate. Of course there are many other parts to this story, like the addition of Deryn, the girl who is pretending to be a boy so she can be a soldier on the Leviathan. She and Alek (who just recently found out her secret) end up in the middle of every battle, they are also the spies that were sent to search Dr. Tesla. This book is full of cliff hangers and surprises, making it a very thrilling read. I recommend this book to anyone, because it has, history, fiction and both a girl and a boy as main characters. Anyone who is looking for an amazing book should really give this one a try.
-Lauren
