The Darwinists also have some steampunk-inspired animal creations, such as a whale-airship hybrid and a jellyfish-air-balloon hybrid.ĭespite the fact that the story is set during World War I, the fashion is mainly Victorian, as seen with women's outfits in illustrations. Such inventions include walking war machines (both big and small) and airships. This book series features and focuses on many steampunk inventions that are used by the Clankers in the war and in everyday life. The Manual of Aeronautics: An Illustrated Guide to the Leviathan Series.Together, they dodge danger and discovery, encounter various Clanker and Darwinist inventions, and seek to bring an end to the war.īook cover for The Manual of Aeronautics: An Illustrated Guide to the Leviathan Series The story focuses on––and switches between the points of views of––two protagonists: Prince Aleksander, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary until he is required to escape danger in his homeland Deryn Sharp, a teenage girl disguising herself as a boy so she can work in the British Air Service. The German Central Powers are "Clankers" that use steampunk machinery, and the British Entente Powers are "Darwinists" that genetically engineer animals to suit their needs. The trilogy is an alternate history set during World War I.
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