Tesla^2 Coil^2

I find it funny and ironic using math symbols on an English blog, but that's not important right now. What is important is what has just happened in Behemoth. The Leviathan (whale airship) began the book heading toward the Ottoman Empire, and was over the Mediterranean Sea when two ironclad German ships appeared. And one had a new weapon. The Tesla Cannon.

Many of us know that with a Tesla Coil, it is possible to create lighting without the help of Mother Nature. (Go mankind!) A Tesla Coil may look like this:

The Tesla cannon is displayed in this picture from the book:

 

The result is produced as a Tesla Coil cubed, and made into a devastating weapon. Especially for the WWI time period.

But Marcel, they didn't have this technology at this point in time.

Point taken, but this is steam-punk, a genre that melds futuristic technology with the past. This is only the beginning of the book however, and i think that it is going to become much more intense as the technology becomes better, and we reach Constantinople.

Until then, Keep reading.

Periodic Post of what is going to be Newness

I keep having to adjust the name of this post to accommodate for reasons like not having a book... or the apparent topic of the book. Well, back to the point. The next book that I am going to read is hopefully Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld.

Who knew... another mythical creature is the title of this book. Lets just start with the definition. The dictionary defines 'Behemoth' as "a huge or monstrous creature".

That definition makes this creature in effect, a Behemoth. However, the bible references both the leviathan (sea creature from a couple of posts ago) and the Behemoth, within the same book. I have noticed however, that the Leviathan has a much more solid definition, as it is a sea monster. The Behemoth lies in ambiguity, somewhere between an elephant, and a sauropod. This could have to do with what was going on it the last book, and even what secrets are being spilled


Until next time, I hope to keep reading, and series on!
P.S. Steam-punk is the genre of this book. The melding of the past with the future.

Why do good books always end this way?

Have you ever noticed that good books tend to end with cliff hangers? I mean, not that they are bad, but a cliff hanger kind of forces you to read the next book. There are two types of cliff hangers. Those that say the story could go on in your head, and those who say that there is another book coming out, read it to! Why might I be opening with such a statement? Because that is exactly how the book Leviathan ends; a cliff hanger.

Throughout the course of the book, I was wondering: where is the climax? I finally found it near the end of the book. Not much room for an ending, right? Well, at the beginning of the story, the leviathan (whale airship) had set out for the Ottoman Empire. They still haven't gotten there and there is another book: Behemoth (who knew; another mythical creature).

I really would like to read this next book, and see how it turns out.

Until then, keep reading.

P.S. I may not read this book next. I have other things to do.

It is Done.

Hello everybody. I have just finished Fahrenheit 451 (it actually wasn't a very bad ending), and frankly, there is a lot to say about it. So if you don't min, I will talk about how Montag changed throughout the story, and trust me, we all know that he has changed a lot.

As I was reading the end of the book today, I was reflecting on how Montag was at the beginning of the book, and how he turned out at the end. So I hereby do post the official list of the ways that Montag changed throughout the book (and quotes to support this).

Since all things need a place to start, lets start at the very beginning (a very good place to start for those who get the reference...). "It was a pleasure to burn." (Bradbury, 1) is the first line of the book, and probably as concrete as one can get for Montag's personality at the beginning of the book. It shows that he was into his job, and liked to burn books (and didn't know anything else was going to happen).

Next thing you know, Clarisse McCellan is introduced, and she asked him ,"Are you happy?" which caused the chain of events that would drive most of Montag's change throughout the story. At the old lady's house, he realizes even further what he has done, and actually steals a book... and the woman doesn't leave the house. This is a disturbing prospect, and I think this propelled his decisions even further.

The part where I think Montag really changes for the better (or the worse depending upon how one looks at it) is when he actually starts reading the books (I can still hear Mildred screaming). "He caught her shreiking. He held her, and she tried to fight away from him, scratching." (Bradbury, 63). Note: this is when Montag reveals that he has been stealing books for a long time, and now wants to take them out and read them. Mildred, I believe, had the right idea (for this society... HELLO HE IS GOING INSANE she thinks...) but he played the guilt card (well played Montag!) and thus begins the second part of the book.

During the second part of the book, Montag is coming out of his metaphoric chrysalis, but is still changing at a fast rate. At this point, he is trying to memorize the bible, because he feels that it is a very important book. During this time, we meet the "Denim's Dentriface" commercial, which is always blaring, and was probably very annoying. He has also met up with a retired professor, which is a complete U-turn from the beginning, and is how he pretty much turns out for the remainder of the book.

So long, and hope to post again soon.
-Lord Voldemort (for those who get the reference)
-Marcel Goodwin (for those who don't)

An Unlikely Solution...

Solutions see to come at the oddest times. (I know this from experience). And the solution in Leviathan (that is still in progress) has been set off by a series of coincidences that lead to two separate stories to intertwine into a single plot, though I personally do not think that the climax has been reached yet.
Plot update time:

In this book, recently, the leviathan (giant whale airship) fell in the Swiss alps, where Prince Aleksander of Austria-Hungary is staying with a small group of loyal followers. The professor who was aboard the leviathan  is gathering food so that the ship can heal itself, and Count Volgar is trying to eavesdrop on the British who are aboard the ship... (can you see how the plot is coming together?) The professor, Dr. Barlow, also appears to be doing this (which is very coincidental...) and overall, everything is coming together. The book doesn't have too much left in it to reach a truly major point, but I am sure all of the action will come to a point soon. In the mean time, keep those eggs warm Deryn, and hope that the leviathan gets off of the ground.

There really isn't much more to say other than this mountain plot is rather steep, and rather high, and I would bet that the drop is going to be a plummet.

See you at the end!