Goliath (Westerfeld novel)
First edition (US) | |
| Author | Scott Westerfeld |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Keith Thompson |
| Cover artist | Evan Schwartz Keith Thompson Sammy Yuen, Jr. |
| Language | English |
| Series | Leviathan Trilogy |
| Genre | Steampunk, alternate history |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | US September 20, 2011 AUS October 3, 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
Published in English | 2011 |
| Media type | print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 545 |
| ISBN | 9781416971771 |
| Preceded by | Behemoth |
Goliath is a biopunk/steampunk novel by Scott Westerfeld, and illustrated by Keith Thompson. The novel is the third and final installment in the Leviathan series after Behemoth, released on September 20, 2011.
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in hiding Prince Aleksander, and Scottish midshipman Deryn "Dylan" Sharp rescue Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla from the site of a 1908 Siberian Tunguska event meteorite blast. Along the way, Alek sees through Deryn's male disguise of Dylan on the organic airship Leviathan while gradually learning of Tesla's motives of using his invented weapon Goliath to end the war on his own. Alek destroys the inventor and his Goliath weapon under German attack in New York, triggering the entry of U.S. into World War I.