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The single words became a torrent of phrases in English, Clanker, Armenian, Turkish, and half a dozen other languages.
Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Leviathan is a beautifully designed book, and deserves some awards for this, with its wonderfully Steampunk eye-catching cover, the inlay of the Darwinist/Clanker map of Europe, and the beautiful illustrations within the pages.
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We effectively created two rival aesthetics, basing the Darwinist look on art nouveux (with lots of nautilus shells and other organiform shapes), and the Clanker style on WWI futurism (dreadnoughts that walk!) combined with a dollop of Hapsburg heraldry.
The art of Leviathan, part 1: An interview with Scott Westerfeld 2010
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We effectively created two rival aesthetics, basing the Darwinist look on art nouveux (with lots of nautilus shells and other organiform shapes), and the Clanker style on WWI futurism (dreadnoughts that walk!) combined with a dollop of Hapsburg heraldry.
The art of Leviathan, part 1: An interview with Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Leviathan is a beautifully designed book, and deserves some awards for this, with its wonderfully Steampunk eye-catching cover, the inlay of the Darwinist/Clanker map of Europe, and the beautiful illustrations within the pages.
“Leviathan” by Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse, 2009) « The BookBanter Blog 2010
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Sometime tonight he and his Clanker friends would slip away into that smoky mass of city, and be gone for good.
Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010
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They were Clanker puppets, moved not by hand but by machines concealed behind the wall.
Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010
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The Clanker lightning had danced across the whole ship, but it must have been worst in the engine pods, with all that metal about … Well, second to worst, anyway.
Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Everyone thinks it was the airbeast who turned us around, for fear of that Clanker cannon.
Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Clanker electricals were harsher than the soft bioluminescence of London and Paris, and what had seemed a ghostly glow from the airfield was dazzling this close.
Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010
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