I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Goliathby Scott Westerfeld steampunk in a hardcover edition on September 20, 2011 and has 543 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include BehemothThird and last in the Leviathan children’s steampunk series inspired by the events leading up to World War I and revolving around the friendship between the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and an aviation midshipman, er, -woman. My Take This was a bit slow to get started especially compared to the first two in the series but I thoroughly enjoyed Westerfeld’s extrapolation of history as he combines it with the politics of technology whether it’s Clankers or Darwin. The contrast between the two is fascinating with the Clankers using metal, electrikals, anything man-made while the Darwinists tweak organic life forms to perform the same feats. Interesting to bring Nikola Tesla into this and push Edison into the background while playing up the showmanship of the time. The take Westerfeld had on Hearst and his San Simeon estate […]