Also on board the Dauntless is Eddie Malone, an American news reporter for the New York World. Barlow, Deryn and Newkirk meet with British officials in Istanbul on board the Dauntless, an elephant-shaped walker. The next day, the ship arrives at Istanbul. However, as Alek and his men are escaping, they are discovered and Volger and Hoffman must stay behind, while Klopp and Bauer escape with Alek into the city of Istanbul. Bovril becomes attached to Alek and leaves with him. Barlow's mysterious eggs hatches and Bovril emerges. Alek flees the ship the next night, soon after one of Dr. Deryn tells Alek the story of her father's death, and they say their goodbyes. While skulking about the airship on Volger's suggestion, Alek runs into Deryn in the lizard room. Volger also feels that Alek should try to escape when the Leviathan reaches Istanbul. He is upset when he learns that Alek shared the secret of his past with Deryn in Leviathan.

Barlow and Deryn visit Alek, Deryn finds herself delivering a secret message to Count Volger, who confronts Deryn about her trustworthiness. During the battle, Deryn saves Newkirk from a burning Huxley.Īfter the battle, Alek and his men are put under guard. Alek and Klopp take action without orders when they discover that the Goeben carries a Tesla cannon, but, although they manage to save the Leviathan, Alek is injured when Mr. However, their lesson is interupted by the attack of a gyrothopter and two German ironclads, the Goeben and the Breslau. The novel begins with Alek teaching Deryn how to fence on the spine of the Leviathan.

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