Goliath

, #3

eBook, 560 pages

English language

Published Sept. 20, 2011 by Simon Pulse.

ISBN:
978-1-4424-3436-3
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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 Air Service.) And if they weren’t technically enemies.

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

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La trilogie Leviathan s'achève avec un troisième tome plutôt réussi. Il y a des moments où j'ai eu l'impression que cela tournait un peu en rond ou que ça s'essoufflait par rapport aux deux premiers romans, mais le récit reste plaisant à lire.

Le point fort de cette trilogie reste ses deux protagonistes principaux et l'évolution de leur relation. C'était inévitable et même attendu : Alek découvre enfin la véritable identité de Dylan/Deryn. Cela change à la fois tout et peu de chose entre eux, c'est écrit très joliment et en évitant autant que possible les clichés.

La fin m'a bien plu : les principales intrigues sont closes, on sent que l'histoire pourrait continuer mais qu'il est temps de laisser les personnages poursuivre leurs aventures sans nous.

Globalement, j'avais lu plutôt de bonnes choses sur cette trilogie et je n'ai pas été déçu. C'est vraiment de la bonne littérature Young …

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Oh, I loved this series -- I read all 3 books in less than a week. I don't enjoy all YA, but I didn't feel talked down to in these at all. It's an alternate history of WWI, where the two sides of the conflict have followed different directions in technology. The Germans are Clankers, with complex robots, zepplins and helicopters. The British are Darwinists, doing gene-splicing to create extraordinary flying beasts and the like. The main characters are two teenagers, one the heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire (on the run from the Germans and his grandfather the Emperor), and the other a British midshipmen on a flying ship who happens to be a girl posing as a boy in order to serve. Dashing derring-do! Really, really cool machines and critters! Interesting characters! Beautiful illustrations!

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Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Princes
  • Imaginary creatures
  • Genetic engineering
  • War
  • Fiction
  • War stories