Leviathan (Auster novel) building accidentally went off. According to the forensic reports that have just been published, the man was killed instantly. His body burst into dozens of small pieces, and fragments of his corpse were found as far as fifty feet away from the site of the explosion. —"Leviathan" Through his own investigations, the narrator attempts to answer questions as to who the man was who blew himself up, why he was found with a homemade bomb, and what circumstances brought him to a violent end. "Leviathan" is borrowed from the biblical sea monster that Thomas Hobbes used as a metaphor for
Leviathan (Westerfeld novel) said it was "Full of nonstop action" and that "This steampunk adventure is sure to become a classic." The ALSC selected it as a 2010 Notable Children's Book and the YALSA listed it on their 2010 Best Books for Young Adults. In addition, "Leviathan" won the 2009 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel. The novel is an alternate history story of events around World War I. The author closes the book with an explanation of what events were real and which were fictional. Leviathan (Westerfeld novel) Leviathan is a 2009 dystopian novel written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated by