Scott Westerfeld came to Books & Books on Sunday afternoon to promote the first book in his new steampunk trilogy, Leviathan.
I have yet to read the Uglies series, though it has been on my “I will get around to it one day” list for a while, but after reading a blurb for Leviathan and seeing the wonderful book trailer, I knew I wanted to get to this one soon.
When I learned that Westerfeld was going to be making an appearance, I bought a copy and marked it down on my calendar.
The event was one of the most interesting ones I have attended, and they’ve had some interesting YA events. Mr. Westerfeld of the steampunk masterpiece presented a highly entertaining lecture on the history of illustrations in books and the idea of emergent technologies at the turn of the century… and deadly dart pooping birds. He was funny and informative and the images, many of which will be published in the companion guide to the series, were amazing.
Here are some pictures from the event (click to enlarge):
Tags: book events, books and books, fiction, scott westerfeld, signed books, steampunk, ya books
Sounds really interesting. I’ve been debating going to the one here next week, I think you’ve sold me!
He’s a great presenter, lots of chemistry with his audience.
He is so fantastic!! I went to see him speak about Leviathan in Melbourne and he let me keep one of the larger prints of the illustrations from the book (The Leviathan ship!!) It’s signed and now framed on my wall. I adore the book; it is amazing and I cannot wait for the sequel.