An interview with keith thompson, who talks about his illustrations for leviathan by scott westerfeld, which mixes historical details with fantastical creatures both mechanical and animal creating a fun, action packed pace while maintaining the tone of a more formal era. He often asked questions of westerfeld to find out his conception of the visual elements of the story. Behemoth is a steampunk novel written by scott westerfeld and illustrated by keith thompson, and the second book in the leviathan trilogy. Art that didnt make it to the leviathan series of books. Loaded with detailed descriptions and elaborate, fourcolor illustrations of darwinist beasties and clanker walkers, weapons, transport, and uniforms, this manual highlights the international powers that.
It plays with many genres including steampunk and dystopia while viewing the story through an alternate history lens. So then, you are the illustrator for all of scott westerfelds leviathan books your bloody fantastic. The illustrations in westerfelds work has a designed effect on the reader. First of a trilogy set in alternative version of world war i, it has central powers using mechanized war machines opposed by entente powers who fabricate living creatures genetically. The hardback is a gorgeous addition to the collection of any bibliophile. After seeing all these awesome illustrations, its totally moving up my tbr list. The leviathan approaches by keithwormwood on deviantart. An interview with keith thompson, who talks about his illustrations for leviathan by scott westerfeld, which mixes historical details with fantastical creatures both mechanical and animal creating a fun, action packed pace while maintaining the tone of a more formal era this interview first appeared at, and is reproduced with the. The illustrations in westerfeld s work has a designed effect on the reader.
Scott westerfelds leviathan was one of my favorite steampunk reads of 2009. Leviathan art the grand map posted on october 4, 2009 october 5, 2009 by scott here we are, two days before leviathan comes out, and ive just realized that its the beginning of a new month. First of a trilogy set in alternative version of world war i, it has central. As he was composing leviathan, it became clear that the illustrations were needed in order to create a designed effect. Thats definitely part of it, but this isnt the first time the word leviathan or a reference to the leviathan makes an appearance in literature. Loaded with detailed descriptions and elaborate, fourcolor illustrations of darwinist beasties. Loaded with detailed descriptions and elaborate, fourcolor illustrations of darwinist a lavishly illustrated, fullcolor companion to scott westerfeld s new york times. An illustrated guide to the leviathan series is an illustrated companion book to the leviathan series. As a child he moved to connecticut for his father lloyds job as a computer programmer. How many drawings did keith thompson do for the book. But this isnt your grandfathers okay, maybe your greatgreatgrandfathers world war i. Leviathan follows the story of two teenagers in the early days of world war i. The cure has spread from city to city, and the pretty regime that kept humanity in a state of bubbleheadedness has ended.
Leviathan book saint paul public library bibliocommons. Scott westerfeld is the author of the leviathan series, the first book of which was the winner of the 2010 locus award for best young adult fiction. Deryn sharp and prince aleksander of hohenberg live in an alternate version of reality in which the whole world is split into darwinists and clankers. His standalone novels include so yesterday, and afterworlds. A lavishly illustrated, fullcolor companion to scott westerfeld s new york times bestselling leviathan trilogy.
Leviathan presents us with two main characters, both of whom are keeping major secrets about their identity. Leviathan is a young adult novel written by scott westerfeld with illustrations by keith thompson. He is best known for the uglies and leviathan series. This links to scott westerfelds site that has information on his novels and lots of extras. Also, most of the existing articles need important information added, or to be written from an endofseries or in. I didnt remember them being as well written as they are. The central protagonists are aleksander, son of archduke franz ferdinand. With classy and evocative illustrations by keith thompson, leviathan is highly recommended. See more ideas about scott westerfeld, leviathan scott westerfeld and steampunk. He writes the succession duology, midnighters trilogy, uglies series, peeps series and the leviathan series. Scott westerfeld discusses the illustrations in his book leviathan. Oct 06, 2009 scott westerfeld is a new york times bestselling author of ya.
Son of the archduke franz ferdinand, and heir to the hapsburg throne, standing in front of a palace guard war machine. He saw his father working with planes, submarines, and the apollo. A musthave for any fan of scott westerfeld s leviathan trilogy, the manual of aeronautics is an illustrated guide to the inner workings of the darwinist and clanker powers. Simon and schusters childrensimon pulse publishing date. Whenever id run into scott over the past year or so hed whip out.
Oct, 2009 irene has covered leviathans beautiful illustrations with author scott westerfeld, and joe monti sat down with artist keith thompson, but im here, as usual, to talk words when leviathan. Deryn sharp is a commoner, disguised as a boy in the british air service. Written by scott westerfeld illustrated by keith thompson released october 6, 2009 published by. Scott david westerfeld born may 5, 1963 is an american writer of young adult fiction, best known as the author of the uglies and the leviathan series. Preparing the leviathan illustrations involved a year of planning and working on the project, drawing the illustrations as author scott westerfeld wrote. Scott westerfelds leviathan is a tightly paced young adult novel set in an alternate version of the first world war and a welcome addition. Scott westerfeld is a new york times bestselling author of ya. Loaded with detailed descriptions and elaborate, fourcolor illustrations of darwinist beasties and clanker walkers, weapons, transport, and uniforms, this manual. Leviathan by scott westerfeld, illustrated by keith thompson, 440. Leviathan book by scott westerfeld, keith thompson. The behemoth is the fiercest creature in the british navy. We went a bit crazy and wound up with fifty illustrations, most full page, so you get a.
It was like being a novelist and an art director at the same time. Leviathan, scott westerfeld s highly anticipated and extensively illustrated young adult steampunk novel, releases today. This book is an immense pleasure in both hardback and audiobook. Manual of aeronautics an illustrated guide to the leviathan. Westerfelds imagery is enhanced by keith thompsons oldfashioned blackand white illustrations, which lend an extra dimension of reality to. All he has is a battletorn war machine and a loyal crew of men. An illustrated guide to the leviathan series by scott westerfeld a lavishly illustrated, fullcolor companion to scott westerfelds new york times bestselling leviathan trilogy. I agreed, of course, because all the best novels have maps in them. Boundless human creativity, new technologies, and old dangers have been unleashed upon the world. This is an illustration that we call the grand map. So leviathan sounds big and scary and intimidating, thus making it an excellent name for a warship, right.
A musthave for any fan of scott westerfelds leviathan trilogy, the manual of aeronautics is an. Leviathan, scott westerfelds highly anticipated and extensively illustrated young adult steampunk novel, releases today. Last week i reread leviathan, behemoth and goliath and i just want to say that these books are so good. Thats so cool that he wanted to give it an early 19th century feel. Scott westerfeld s leviathan was one of my favorite steampunk reads of 2009. Oct 05, 2009 leviathan is only the opening novel of a series, so the ending is just a beginning and in that, westerfeld leaves me wanting more. A lavishly illustrated, fullcolor companion to scott westerfelds new york times bestselling leviathan trilogy. His novel evolutions darling was a new york times notable book in 2000 and also received a special citation for the philip k. If you would like to help out, you can create one of the pages that are most needed, or help add information to article stubs. At 26 years old, its feels weird to have enjoyed these books so much. To help us visualize these fanciful creatures, westerfeld enlisted the artful talents of keith thompson, who created more than 50 illustrations for the book. Conflictresolution there are two main conflicts in the book leviathan. Leviathan is a 2009 novel written by scott westerfeld and illustrated by keith thompson.
Couple westerfelds popularity writing skill with the burgeoning popularity of the steampunk genre, then in leviathan, youve got a surefire hit. In the old testamenthebrew bible, the leviathan is a great sea monster. As i was writing leviathan, and the characters began to wind their way across europe, a wise editor of mine suggested that we might want to put a map in the book. Scott westerfeld illustrations by keith thompson genre.
Anytime a new scott westerfeld novel hits the shelves, it is cause for buzz and celebration. His other novels include the new york times bestseller afterworlds, the worldwide bestselling uglies series, the last days, peeps, so yesterday, and the midnighters trilogy. In 2001, westerfeld married fellow author justine larbalestier. The first conflict is when deryn is trying to impersonate a boy so she can join the air force. A musthave for any fan of scott westerfelds leviathan trilogy, the manual of aeronautics is an illustrated guide to the inner workings of the darwinist and clanker powers. Loaded with detailed descriptions and elaborate, fourcolor illustrations of darwinist. Stock illustrations by palych 7 212 hydra stock illustration by ancello 7 277 inverted pentagram stock illustrations by mtmmarek 2 475 jonah and the whale stock illustration by xochicalco 2 69 serpent over the leviathan cross drawings by croisy 0 0 vector set with leviathan cross clip art by uladark 0 0 satanism clip art by mtmmarek. May 27, 2010 scott westerfeld is the author of the leviathan series, the first book of which was the winner of the 2010 locus award for best young adult fiction. His uglies series is wildly popular, he continually hits the best seller lists and is a terrific writer.
First of a trilogy set in alternative version of world war i, it has central powers known inuniverse as clankers using mechanized war machines opposed by entente powers as darwinists who fabricate living creatures genetically. Nov 08, 2009 scott westerfelds leviathan is a tightly paced young adult novel set in an alternate version of the first world war and a welcome addition to the steampunk genre. Prince aleksander, wouldbe heir to the austrohungarian throne, is on the run. Oct 04, 2009 leviathan art the grand map posted on october 4, 2009 october 5, 2009 by scott here we are, two days before leviathan comes out, and ive just realized that its the beginning of a new month. He did with the pictures the same thing i was doing with the text. I read uglies a couple years ago and have been wanting to read leviathan, but havent gotten around to it yet. Oct 06, 2009 leviathan, scott westerfelds highly anticipated and extensively illustrated young adult steampunk novel, releases today. Aug 31, 2009 learn more about leviathan at leviathan scott westerfeld 9781416971733. Extras, the final book in the uglies series, is set a couple of years after the mindrain, a few earthshattering months in which the whole world woke up. Irene has covered leviathans beautiful illustrations with author scott westerfeld, and joe monti sat down with artist keith thompson, but im. Scott westerfeld discusses the illustrations in his book. Scott westerfeld forum scott s books leviathan behemoth goliath leviathan appreciation post. Illustrated by keith thompson and written by scott westerfeld, the book includes color images, showing the leviathan s deck plans, cutaways of some of the machines in the series, pictures of some of the fabricated beasts on the airship, and costumes and portraits of. This links to scott westerfeld s site that has information on his novels and lots of extras.
Scott westerfeld is best known as the author of the uglies series, a numberone new york times bestseller, and the leviathan and zeroes trilogies, both new york times bestsellers. Leviathan is worth reading just for the largerthanlife adventures against a fascinatingly rendered backdrop of weird machines and weirder creatures and keith thompsons illustrations, some. Illustration from scott westerfelds leviathan artwork by keith thompson. He was born in the texas and now lives in sydney and new york city. Deryn sharp is a girl who joins the british air service disguised as a boy, and alek is a prince on the run from the family whos out to kill him. Scott westerfeld is an american author of science fiction and young adult novels. How do the illustrations in scott westerfelds leviathan. Watch the trailer for leviathan, the new book by bestselling. Oct 06, 2009 scott westerfeld discusses the illustrations in his book leviathan. Loaded with detailed descriptions and elaborate, fourcolor illustrations of darwinist beasties and clanker. Other awards he has won include the victorian premiers.
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