Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. 440 pp.
Westerfeld's alternate history is set on the eve of World War I, with the European nations self-segregating into "Clanker" and "Darwinist" camps. Clankers use machinery, including giant mechanical walkers as war machines. Darwinists tweak animal DNA and use the resulting beasties rather than machinery, including giants leviathans to use as airships. I thought the Darwinist stuff was particularly cool and look forward to seeing more of it as the series progresses. The main characters were a bit younger than I was expecting, but I still enjoyed the book quite a bit.
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