After his parents are assassinated, young Prince Alek Ferdinand runs away from his own government, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which wants him dead. At the same time a young woman, Deryn Sharp, a commoner, disguises herself as a man to enter the Air Men of the British Army. With the aid of her brother she enters a flying airship made of a giant whale. Deryn and Alek travels cause them to cross paths many times before Alek discovers who Deryn really is.
year: 2009, 2010
call number/section: 1000, 1
subjects: animals, mythical, juvenile fiction, princes, genetic engineering, imaginary creatures, fiction, science fiction, mythical animals, war
Editions
Westerfeld, Scott
Simon Pulse (2009)
In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.
Schools: 66
Westerfeld, Scott
Simon Pulse (2010)
After his parents are assassinated, young Prince Alek Ferdinand runs away from his own government, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which wants him dead. At the same time a young woman, Deryn Sharp, a commoner, disguises herself as a man to enter the Air Men of the British Army. With the aid of her brother she enters a flying airship made of a giant whale. Deryn and Alek travels cause them to cross paths many times before Alek discovers who Deryn really is.
Schools: 7