" 'What if they don 't leave? ' Alek said. 'What if they can 't? ' 'Then they won 't last long, ' Volger said flatly. 'There 's nothing on the glacier, no shelter, no fuel for a fire. Just ice. ' Alek turned to stare at Volger. 'But we can 't leave shipwrecked men to die! '" (Westerfeld 227). This book is full of action and suspense that draws readers into the book. All of the action and suspense is because the setting of the book is in Europe when they were on the edge of war and the beginning of World War I. Instead of it being the allies versus the central powers it’s the Darwinists (Britain, France, and Russia) who use fabricated beasts and the Clankers (Germany, and Austria-Hungary) who use walking machines (Westerfeld inside cover).
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To begin, Leviathan is a historical fiction which gets the reader into the story because the characters in the books are no longer alive if they are non-fictional characters giving them a voice. "As a history teacher, I know that helping students make cross-discipline connections lies at the heart of engaging history instruction. As a language arts teacher, I know that finding deeper meaning is a goal often reached through reading and writing. Although I have used many interdisciplinary projects and products, I have found there is no better or more consistently successful vehicle than historical fiction." (Sliwka 61). Other teachers use historical fictions in classes so the students can get into the books so much more and like the books more. "On June 28, Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife, Sophie Chotek, were assassinated by young Serbian revolutionaries. In my world they survived a first pair of attacks, but were poisoned later that evening. In the real world however they were killed in the afternoon. (I wanted my book to start at night.) Just as in the Leviathan, the assassinations led to war between Austria and Serbia, which spread to Germany and …show more content…
Rick Riordan author of the Percy Jackson series enjoyed this book. In reading this book he became inspired to read the rest of the trilogy (Riordan).”The conflict between Winston Churchill and the Ottomans over seized warships is also based in fact. But that is best left to the second book, which follows the Leviathan to the ancient city of Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire.” (Westerfeld 440). A quote like this peaks the interests of the reader and makes them want to find out what 's going on. A question like on page 434 also hints at finding out the answer soon which will make the reader want to read the rest to find out. Excitement draws the reader into the series or trilogy getting them to want to read the series. This book and the rest are full of excitement and action. In turn this attracts and keeps the readers attention and makes them want to read more.To conclude, books in a trilogy get people to want to read
To begin, Leviathan is a historical fiction which gets the reader into the story because the characters in the books are no longer alive if they are non-fictional characters giving them a voice. "As a history teacher, I know that helping students make cross-discipline connections lies at the heart of engaging history instruction. As a language arts teacher, I know that finding deeper meaning is a goal often reached through reading and writing. Although I have used many interdisciplinary projects and products, I have found there is no better or more consistently successful vehicle than historical fiction." (Sliwka 61). Other teachers use historical fictions in classes so the students can get into the books so much more and like the books more. "On June 28, Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife, Sophie Chotek, were assassinated by young Serbian revolutionaries. In my world they survived a first pair of attacks, but were poisoned later that evening. In the real world however they were killed in the afternoon. (I wanted my book to start at night.) Just as in the Leviathan, the assassinations led to war between Austria and Serbia, which spread to Germany and …show more content…
Rick Riordan author of the Percy Jackson series enjoyed this book. In reading this book he became inspired to read the rest of the trilogy (Riordan).”The conflict between Winston Churchill and the Ottomans over seized warships is also based in fact. But that is best left to the second book, which follows the Leviathan to the ancient city of Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire.” (Westerfeld 440). A quote like this peaks the interests of the reader and makes them want to find out what 's going on. A question like on page 434 also hints at finding out the answer soon which will make the reader want to read the rest to find out. Excitement draws the reader into the series or trilogy getting them to want to read the series. This book and the rest are full of excitement and action. In turn this attracts and keeps the readers attention and makes them want to read more.To conclude, books in a trilogy get people to want to read