Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Why does the author alternate between Alek's and Deryn's points of view? How does it affect the way we see each character?
- How do their respective families influence who Alek and Deryn are trying to be—or not be? In what ways are they fulfilling their families' expectations or rebelling against them?
- There's a lot of action in Leviathan, but there's also a lot of dialogue—these people love to talk. How does the mix of action scenes with chatty scenes affect our reading of the book?
- How can reading an alternate history like Leviathan enhance our understanding of real historic events? Or can it?
- What if their roles were reversed and Deryn was a princess and Alek was a guy who had to disguise himself as a girl? What would that look like?
- If you had to pick one society to live in for the rest of your life, would you rather live as a Darwinist or a Clanker? Why?