Alek and Deryn are aboard the Leviathan when the ship is ordered to pick up an unusual passenger. This brilliant/maniacal inventor claims to have a weapon called Goliath that can end the war. But who's side is he on? While on their top-secret mission, Alek finally discovers Deryn's deeply kept secret, two, actually. Not only is Deryn a girl in disguised as a buy...she has feelings for Alek. The crown, true love with a commoner, and the destruction of a great city all hangs on Alek's next-final-move. Scott Westerfeld's other novels include the New York Times best-selling Uglies series, The Last Days, Peeps, So Yesterday, and the Midnighters trilogy. Scott alternates summers between New York City and Sydney, Australia. Visit his website scottwesterfeld.com Alan Cumming is a tony Award winning actor whose many theaters credits include Cabaret, The Seagull, Hamlet, and The three penny Opera. His films include the spy kids trilogy, the Anniversary party, X2: X-Men united, goldene! ye, Circle of Friends and Eyes Wide Shut. He has written a novel, Tommy's Tale and released and album, I Bought a Blue Car Today. Illustrator Keith Thompson does all of the amazing art. Story by Scott Westerfeld, voice by Alan Cumming and art by Keith Thompson. I OWN NOTHING!