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A soaring, gear-grinding alternate-history adventure where biological marvels clash with diesel-powered war machines. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Leviathan.

  • wondrous
  • tense
  • atmospheric
  • soaring
  1. 01

    Behemoth

    Scott Westerfeld

    A soaring, gear-grinding adventure through an alternate World War I where mechanical walkers clash with genetically engineered krakens.

    Shares:
    • wondrous
    • tense
    • atmospheric
    • adventurous
  2. 02

    Goliath

    Scott Westerfeld

    A soaring, high-stakes adventure where mechanical marvels and biological beasts collide with the messy realities of duty and the heart.

    Shares:
    • wondrous
    • tense
    • adventurous
    • earnest
  3. 03

    Mortal Engines

    Philip Reeve

    A relentless, soot-stained chase across a ruined earth where survival means never stopping.

    Shares:
    • adventurous
    • earnest
  4. 04

    Skyward

    Brandon Sanderson

    An adrenaline-fueled underdog story that trades the gravity of space for the sheer thrill of defying the odds.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • earnest
  5. 05

    Behemoth

    Peter Watts

    A suffocating, dread-soaked plunge into the darkest depths of the ocean and the human psyche as the world ends.

    Shares:
    • tense
  6. 06

    Leviathan Wakes

    James S. A. Corey

    A gritty, neon-lit collision of hardboiled noir and sweeping space opera that accelerates into cosmic terror.

    Shares:
    • tense
  7. 07

    Carve the Mark

    Veronica Roth

    A brutal, cosmic collision of star-crossed destinies and weaponized bodies, where survival means trusting your greatest enemy.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • atmospheric
    • earnest
  8. 08

    Scythe

    Neal Shusterman

    A chillingly philosophical thrill ride through a perfect utopia where death is a highly regulated, deeply corrupt profession.

    Shares:
    • tense
  9. 09

    Empire

    Orson Scott Card

    A tense, action-heavy plunge into the terrifyingly plausible mechanics of a modern American civil war.

    Shares:
    • tense
  10. 10

    Illuminae

    Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

    A breathless, mixed-media race for survival through the cold vacuum of space, fueled by snark, terror, and a chillingly poetic AI.

    Feels:
    • claustrophobic
    • chaotic
    • dread-soaked
  11. 11

    Victories Greater Than Death

    Charlie Jane Anders

    A thrilling, friendship-fueled space opera about stepping into a massive legacy and realizing the universe is far more dangerous and wondrous than expected.

    Shares:
    • wondrous
    • adventurous
    • earnest
  12. 12

    The aeronaut's windlass

    Jim Butcher

    A swashbuckling, crystal-powered joyride through the skies, blending high-stakes airship battles with aristocratic intrigue and fiercely arrogant talking cats.

    Shares:
    • adventurous

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