Transcript Leviathan, illustrating steampunk

Leviathan
by Scott Westerfeld
Genre
 Steampunk
…a subgenre of science fiction and sometimes
fantasy that incorporates technology and
designs inspired by 19th century steampowered machinery
 Biopunk
… a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on
biotechnology, derived from cyberpunk
 Alternate History
…a subgenre of fiction consisting of stories that
are set in worlds which one or more historical
events unfold differently from how they did in
reality
Steampunk
Biopunk, Cyberpunk
Punk
 Punk rock (or simply punk) is a rock music genre that
developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United
States, United Kingdom, and Australia.
 The subculture is largely characterized by antiestablishment views and the promotion of individual
freedom.
 Rebel
 Renegade
Steampunk
• "Steampunk is a style, of books, of clothes, of video
games and movies, that draws its inspiration from old
science fiction stories of Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and
Mary Shelley"
• "set in a place and time where steam is the dominant
form of high technology.
• It's a retro futurism."
Leviathan
by Scott Westerfeld
Intro
 First of a young adult fiction trilogy set in alternative
version of World War I, it has
 Clankers using mechanized war machines
opposed by
 Darwinists who fabricate living creatures
genetically.
 The book was named Best Young Adult Novel
by the
 Aurealis Award in 2009
 Locus in 2010
 Mir Fantastiki in 2011.
 Leviathan is written by Scott Westerfeld and
illustrated by Keith Thompson.
 It was released on October 6, 2009.
Darwin
Charles Darwin
 Best known for his theory of evolution
 Evolutionary Biology
 Animals and plants change over time
 Natural selection
 Survival of the fittest
Steampunk
This is an example of
a laptop that
someone modified
using the steampunk
trademarks.
Steampunk
This is an example
from the book,
Leviathan, illustrating
steampunk.