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Goliath is a magnetic beam weapon to encourage peace in 1914 alternative WW1 between German mechanical Clankers and British Darwinist genetic animal/plant fabricators by Serbian inventor Nicolas Tesla rescued from remote Siberia by organic 1K' British airship <i>Leviathan</i> midshipman Scottish Deryn Sharp, disguised as boy Daryl to join the Air Service, and her romantic interest, Prince Aleksander, secret heir to Austro-Hungarian throne. Grey-shaded sketches of fantastical contraptions, creative beasties, and impossibly slender characters adorn most of 44 chapters. From Russia to Tokyo, California, and New York, the cast includes familiar mentors Dr Nora Barlow, London Zoological Society boffin (and Darwin granddaughter), and fencing master Count Vogel who warns Tesla may need to be assassinated. New faces are revolutionary leader Pancho Villa in Mexico, and newspaper and film mogul William Randolph Hearst showing first cliff-hanger episode from silent movie "Perils of Pauline". Hungry giant bears, ocean storms, attacking forces from sky, land, and underwater - how can the penniless royal and brave commoner achieve world peace and personal happiness?

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Goliath, Scott Westerfeld

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Année de publication
2012
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Titre
Goliath
Langue
Anglais
Publié
2012
Format
souple
Pages
537
ISBN10
1847386806
ISBN13
9781847386809
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Goliath is a magnetic beam weapon to encourage peace in 1914 alternative WW1 between German mechanical Clankers and British Darwinist genetic animal/plant fabricators by Serbian inventor Nicolas Tesla rescued from remote Siberia by organic 1K' British airship <i>Leviathan</i> midshipman Scottish Deryn Sharp, disguised as boy Daryl to join the Air Service, and her romantic interest, Prince Aleksander, secret heir to Austro-Hungarian throne. Grey-shaded sketches of fantastical contraptions, creative beasties, and impossibly slender characters adorn most of 44 chapters. From Russia to Tokyo, California, and New York, the cast includes familiar mentors Dr Nora Barlow, London Zoological Society boffin (and Darwin granddaughter), and fencing master Count Vogel who warns Tesla may need to be assassinated. New faces are revolutionary leader Pancho Villa in Mexico, and newspaper and film mogul William Randolph Hearst showing first cliff-hanger episode from silent movie "Perils of Pauline". Hungry giant bears, ocean storms, attacking forces from sky, land, and underwater - how can the penniless royal and brave commoner achieve world peace and personal happiness?