It is the cusp of World War I. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ genetically fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet.
Aleksandar Ferdinand, a Clanker, and Deryn Sharp, a Darwinist, are on opposite sides of the war. But their paths cross in the most unexpected way, taking them both aboard the Leviathan on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure….One that will change both their lives forever.
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Aleksandar Ferdinand, a Clanker, and Deryn Sharp, a Darwinist, are on opposite sides of the war. But their paths cross in the most unexpected way, taking them both aboard the Leviathan on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure….One that will change both their lives forever.

感谢建立条目。打算重读一遍。动画虽然主线应该是没有大改,但这个三部曲最大的特色与魅力不在情节,而在大量设定细节在文字和插图共同作用下的细致描摹,还有特殊背景下boy meets girl的浪漫。委实说当初读的时候我个人贫瘠的想象力并不能完全跟着想象出作者细致的每一处机械细节描写和战争时的各项精细操作(bgm38)。