Leviathan / written by Scott Westerfeld ; illustrated by Keith Thompson
2009, First Edition. New York : Simon Pulse. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 440 pages; Description: 440 p. : illus. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Science fiction --Steampunk. Imaginary creatures --Fiction. Princes --Fiction. War --Fiction. Summary: In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts. Item #180499
Price: €13.95