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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2011
Gr 7 Up—The title of this final volume in the trilogy refers to a device created by the mad inventor Nikola Tesla, which he claims can lay waste to entire cities. The story picks up with Alek and Deryn/Dylan traveling in the living hydrogen dirigible known as the Leviathan to Russia under orders to pick up a cargo from the czar, along with Tesla as a passenger. While there are questions about the mysterious cargo and the inventor's wild claims, the real thread of plot here is that Alek finally discov...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2011
As this third and final installment begins, Alek and Deryn are aboard the Leviathan as the airship heads east toward Russia. Alek's identity as an Austrian-Hungarian prince is now widely known, but Deryn continues to disguise herself as a boy, posing as a midshipman named Dylan. Alek's discovery of her secret—and that she is in love with him—alters their relationship. In Siberia, amidst total devastation, the Leviathan picks up inventor Nikola Tesla, who claims to have caused the d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
In this satisfying trilogy ender (<i>Leviathan</i>, <i>Behemoth</i>), Alek and Deryn wrestle with their forbidden feelings for each other whi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More