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The riveting conclusion to Scott Westerfeld’s New York Times best-selling trilogy that’s “sure to become a classic” (School Library Journal).
Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek’s throne as Prince of Austria, and finally fall in love. The first two objectives are complicated by the fact that their ship, the Leviathan, continues to detour farther away from the heart of the war (and crown). And the love thing would be a lot easier if Alek knew Deryn was a girl. (She has to pose as a boy in order to serve in the British Airforce.) And if they weren’t technically enemies.
The tension thickens as the Leviathan steams toward New York City with a homicidal lunatic onboard: secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is at it seems in this thunderous conclusion to Scott Westerfeld’s brilliant trilogy.
©2011 Scott Westerfeld (P)2011 Simon & Schuster Audio
"Outstanding finale!"
I loved their visit to Japan the best. Deryn and Aleks eat noodles at a roving noodle cart, and that scene has stuck in my mind!
Well, the ending is left open so that there could be a sequel. Please, Mr Westerfeld, we'd like more Deryn and Alek!
He's hilarious and does such a funny job with the German accents.
If you have listened to the earlier two, you are already downloading this one! If you haven't, go download Leviathan and you'll soon be downloading this one as well. ;)
"Wow!"
Barking spiders! What a fantastic, breathtaking finale to this great series! If you enjoyed Leviathan and Behemoth, you will not be disappointed with Goliath. This is edge-of-your-seat, high-stakes, nonstop adventure, with plenty of humor, drama, history and everything fans of this series have come to expect. If you have not read or listened to Leviathan or Behemoth, DO IT NOW!
Alan Cumming gives another virtuoso performance in this third installment, and his ability to give a different voice and accent to every single character (human or otherwise) - while maintaining Westerfeld's lightening-fast, witty dialog and downright cinematic action sequences - continues to be astonishing.
I also recommend picking up print versions of this series, if you can, because Keith Thompson's intricate illustrations add a whole new dimension to the books, providing great visual aids. I actually read this in print first, and then listened to the audio version afterward.
The only downside is that now the trilogy is complete, unless Westerfeld decides to continue the adventures of Deryn, Alek & Co. in a new series (which he certainly leaves the story open for...fingers crossed!).
Five stars all around!
"A Satisfying Conclusion to a Wonderful Trilogy!"
So often young adult series' with a romantic subplot wrap up the trllogy by focusing on the romance and in doing so betray the swashbuckling and independent female protagonists character (yes Hunger Games, I am looking at you). No so with Goliath, which wraps up the adventure and romance of the previous two installments without losing the spirit of adventure that made the first two books so entertaining. I highly recommend this series!
"Fantastic trilogy ending"
I loved Leviathan, but thought Behemoth lagged at bit. Goliath has restored my faith in this story. While this book had a couple of odd, unbelievable bits (the Tesla storyline was odd), the main plots of: Deryn's secret, her future as a soldier, Alec's future as a prince, and their relationship are quite satisfactory. We see more of the lady boffin and Deryn gets to be quite adventurous and daring. Alan Cumming is, as always, a fantastic narrator. Highly recommended (but read/listen to the first two books first!)
"Amazing ending for an amazing series."
The third and final book of this series, was by far worth the wait I had to endure. I won't spoil the story, however the series changing twist happens halfway through. This change doesn't kill the book, there are far more twists to come. I only wish that a second series would follow, the changes made to the world seem only open up the story even more.
"Entertaining Finale"
The characters are more than worth spending time with again and this is a satisfying and entertaining wrap-up of the trilogy.
Sorry, but it's such a unique story, it's not really that similar to any other book I've read. I mean, it shares some elements of another good trilogy like Hunger Games in that there's action, some suspense and drama, some form of separation of the main characters so that you keep going to find out how things turn out!
It's a tie between the balloon scene where Alek is trapped and almost harmed by fire with the reporter and others, and Daryn sees that from a distance and fears for his safety...and the ending. Heartwarming and satisfying!
The scene where Alek does what he has to do to stop the Russian guy in the lab who is trying to discharge Goliath, knowing it would destroy Leviathan and harm Daryn everyone on it!
Overall, a great trilogy with well-developed characters that will win over your affections. It's very nice to have an entertaining story that is also intelligent and informative writing!
Science fiction, fantasy, world war 2 buff. Audible member for almost 8 years now. Patiently awaiting the inevitable zombie apocalypse.
"Great conclusion to a great story."
Scott Westerfeld has satisfyingly concluded the story of Derron and Alec in the final installment of the series, tying things up enough to avoid leaving listeners hanging while leaving avenues for future installments. Once again the fantastic alternative universe of Klankers and Darwinists was brought to life in satisfying detail and a variety of new locales visited including the far east and northern America.
The inclusion of various people and events from history has once again been well done and creatively used within the story. The afterward explanation of these historical ties and the factual information about the events and people was both interesting and entertaining.
I once again thoroughly enjoyed the reading by Alan Cumming, his voicing of the various characters each unique and consistent. Alan has a great range and did justice to all of the various nationalities included in this book, though too much more of the American accents may have become a bit much it never detracts from the story.
"Sad it's over, anxious for his next book"
The only bad thing about this book is that it is the last in the series. I can only hope Westerfeld has another story brewing that we can look forward to.
Alan Cumming is every bit the pro as a reader. His reading gives voice to each character and is flawless.
This was a great pairing of author and reader and was a set that we purchased books 2 & 3 the morning of the release and had them listened through within days.
I will listen to them again so it was well worth the price.
