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By Charlie Jane Anders Aug 3, 2009 11:10 AM 9,236

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The Alternate World War I You Always Wanted, With Monsters And Death Machines

Pretties/Uglies author Scott Westerfeld has released some art from his upcoming alternate history novel Leviathan, in which the Great Powers fight World War I with diesel-powered "walkers," zeppelins, and "Darwinist monsters." And you can read the first chapter online. Spoilers...

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