I have started reading "Behemoth", which is apparently the second book to the Leviathan trilogy, the third book being "Goliath". This book is a continuation on the events that occurred in the first book, and it still appears to follow the story of Deryn Sharp and Prince Aleksander. They are traveling in a giant whale airship on it's way to Constantinople on a secret diplomatic mission. Deryn still has to hide the fact that she is a girl; and although Dr. Barlow, Deryn, and those who fled with Aleksander know his secret, it is still one that he has to keep unknown. A grudging alliance had been formed between the crew on the Leviathan and the small band of fleeing Clankers. As a result, Deryn and Alek are found on the Leviathan at the beginning of the book; but the technology on the airship has been combined with the Clanker technology that Aleksander and his party used. As a result, the airship moves much more quickly than it did when powered by the Darwinist engines. I do not want to give away any more, as it may spoil the plot and events that occur later on in the book, but so far I find this book, and the series as a whole, a very enjoyable read.

I found a trailer for Leviathan, in case there are those who want a glimpse of the wonderful art tucked within the pages of the book, as well as a nice little animated preview of the contents.

https://www.goodreads.com/videos/6125-leviathan-trailer

I finished reading Leviathan, and I must admit, I am not disappointed. It was a great and engaging book, and once I picked it up I couldn't stop reading. First of all, the way it switched between Aleksander and Deryn was wonderful. It would pull you into the story of one of the characters, but once the story got extremely interesting for that character, they switched the focus to the other character. Essentially, it would leave you wanting more with a cliff hanger. I do know that some people might not enjoy something that follows that kind of style, but to me, it was quite enjoyable. In my opinion, the story focused more on the struggle of Deryn. Although I do enjoy her story quite a bit more than Aleksander's, I feel that he was underrepresented in the story and needs more character development. If the time and effort was put towards his development, I believe that I would come to like Aleksander's character just as much as Deryn's. But, his character may earn the development it has been lacking in the next book in the series, Behemoth.

Currently, I am reading the book Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld, and so far, I have found it to be a fairly interesting book. The book takes place in the midst of World War I, and the Clankers and Darwinists are at each others throats... with giant gun-slinging machines and huge mutant hybrid animals. Yes, you read this correctly.
Giant.

Gun-slinging.

Machines.


And
Huge.


Mutant Hybrid.

Animals.

Now, there are two main characters to this story, a boy, hoping to get into the "air force" of the Darwinists; and a boy  escaping from other Clankers in his giant Star-Wars steampunk machine. Except, the first boy, Deryn, is a girl, and the second one, Aleksander, is a prince. Both of them cannot have their true identities found out, or Deryn would be unable to join the air service and be sent back to a life she hates, and Aleksander would most likely be either captured and/or killed. So far, I favor Deryn. She is fairly strong, and intelligent, especially when it comes to anything that is related to the air and sky. And it takes quite a bit of courage to sneak into the air service like she did. All in all, for the time being, I find her character more relatable than I find Alek.