Goliath

October 18, 2011 Uncategorized 0

Goliath

Author: Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: Sept. 20, 2011
Pages: 543
Source: Audiobook received 
from Simon Audio
Series: Leviathan, book three


About the Book: 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 at it seems in this thunderous conclusion to Scott Westerfeld’s brilliant trilogy. (goodreads)




My Thoughts: I have so much love for this trilogy. So. Much. Love!! If you would have described these books to me even two years ago I would have politely said, “No thanks.” I had no interest in whatever this steampunk genre was. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare and a last minute road trip changed my mind. I was headed out of town and had quite a drive so I wanted something to listen to. I stopped by my local library and browsed their audiobook collection. There wasn’t much there. Then I saw it. Leviathan. I had not so long ago listened to Clockwork Angel (another phenomenal audiobook!) because it was narrated by Jennifer Ehle (a.k.a. Lizzie freaking Bennet in the BBC Pride & Prejudice.) It showed me that I might just like steampunk. Having that introduction and knowing that I have loved many of Scott Westerfeld’s other books I decided to pick it up. When I saw that Alan Cumming narrated it I was sold. From the first word I was hooked. The trilogy has it all… action, adventure, daring, intrigue, exotic locations, beasties, machines, a girl disguised as a boy, a noble disguised as a commoner… even romance! The books are wonderfully paced and work so well together. Goliath is a fabulous end to the trilogy and wonderful beginning to what could possibly happen next. I love it when there is room for the reader to imagine what comes next!


One of my favorite things about Goliath is the way Scott Westerfeld brought together different characters and events from the previous books. I liked that we got to revisit them and see what happened. They were previously wrapped up enough that he could have just left them. It was a bonus to know more. 


Since this is the third and final book I don’t want to say too much about the events. I would hate to spoil the surprises for those who haven’t read them. All I’ll say is that Goliath really impressed me. Deryn and Alek are engaging characters that I would love to spend more time with. I loved watching them grow and adapt to the ways their world was changing. Also, I want a perspicatious loris


Thanks to Simon & Schuster for the audiobook! Use the rafflecopter widget at the end of this post to win it! If you are an audiobook fan these books cannot be missed!


I listened to book one as an audiobook, read book two and then listened to book three. The artwork in the books is amazing but I highly recommend listening to them. Alan Cumming does such an incredible job narrating. Check out this video of him and Scott Westerfeld talking about Goliath:


Hear an excerpt of book three here!



There are all kinds of fun “extras” like artwork from the books and links to samples of the audiobooks on Scott Westerfeld’s website for the series. There are even some chapter samples. I highly recommend checking it out!


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