![]() To pass the starting exam, she goes aloft with a Huxley (a jellyfish-like creature which uses hydrogen to float) to prove her air-worthiness. In order to do so, she must pose as a boy ("Dylan Sharp"). ![]() Deryn dreams of joining the British Air Service and to serve on one of the great air beasts. Her father died in a ballooning accident and her mother and aunts want her to grow up as a proper lady. Meanwhile, Deryn, a commoner girl, is staying with her brother Jaspert in London. All he has is a battle-torn Stormwalker and a loyal crew of men. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet.Īleksandar Ferdinand, prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is on the run. ![]() The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, diesel-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. ![]()
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