This official Leviathan trailer is pretty amazing. It’s made entirely out of Keith Thompson’s art from the series, and has been rocking my world.
I’m glad I can finally share it with you.
Enjoy:
Thanks to everyone at Motherland and Simon & Schuster who made this possible. (Click here to see more of Motherland ’s work.)
Here’s the YouTube link, if you want to embed it in your own blog or see it WICKED BIG.
For more videos about Leviathan, click here.
Leviathan comes out October 6. Spread the word!
A Gentle Reminder: The Uglies e-book is still free, but only till September 4. Click here to go to Simon & Schuster’s download site.
Update: Forgot to mention: Leviathan comes out October 13 in Australia, roughly on October 6 in the UK, and in a year or so from now in Germany and France. The series has also sold in Holland and Turkey, but I don’t know the pub plans there.
September 1st, 2009 21:25
If I didn’t already have a proof, I’d rob someone of it to read this. It looks fantastic and more importantly, it is fantastic!
Well done all involved. Are we okay to put these on bloggish websites?
Liz x
September 1st, 2009 21:38
Yes! embed away!
September 1st, 2009 21:39
It looks fantastic, Scott! Congratulations!
September 1st, 2009 21:43
I can’t wait to get my hands on this book!
September 1st, 2009 21:52
Oh, wow. The animation of the illustrations is pretty sweet, I can’t wait to read the book.
September 1st, 2009 21:53
i am so excited to read this!!
i cant wait!
u rock scott
September 1st, 2009 21:58
I’m so putting this on my blog!
September 1st, 2009 22:20
Woooo AWESOME!!!
September 1st, 2009 22:32
Fantastic!
September 1st, 2009 22:49
seems even cooler then i thought…
September 1st, 2009 23:17
I love the narrator’s voice.
Great trailer, love the art.
September 1st, 2009 23:18
omg i am soooo reading this! this looks so cool!
September 1st, 2009 23:29
‘do you oil your war machines, or doyou feed them’
I love it
September 1st, 2009 23:33
That is freaking amazing, Scott. Good luck with it!
September 1st, 2009 23:34
I didn’t think it was possible to get even more excited!
I can’t wait!
September 2nd, 2009 00:10
Oh man oh man oh MAN.
That is so amazing and I didn’t think it was possible but I’m more excited than ever for Leviathan now. Can’t wait!
September 2nd, 2009 00:43
WOO HOO!!!!
September 2nd, 2009 02:49
ok to tell u the truth i was kinda confused about what Leviathan was about but now its all clear
AND I SOOOO WANNA READ IIT!
cant wait!
September 2nd, 2009 02:53
I CAN’T wait to read Leviathan but right now I’m reading the Midnighters series its so good! Its going to be impossible to wait until October for this book!!!
September 2nd, 2009 02:54
September 2nd, 2009 03:47
So…epic. So…awesome. It’s too much! I’m seriously freaking out here.
September 2nd, 2009 03:48
i need this book now!!!!!!!
September 2nd, 2009 04:08
I wanted to embed this on my school site, but YouTube is blocked for the students. They could watch it at home, but it seems kind of silly for me to post things they aren’t allowed to watch at school. I don’t suppose you have this in any other format?
September 2nd, 2009 04:18
I’m SOOOO excited for the book! I think I’ll preorder it, which I’ve only ever done for Harry Potter. OCTOBER!!!!!!! :]
September 2nd, 2009 04:31
This book looks absolutely FANTASTIC!
You’re amazing, Scott Westerfeld.
Definitely going to be one of the best books of 2009
Also, major props to Keith Thompson, for all that gorgeous art!
September 2nd, 2009 06:31
omg that looks absolutely AMAZING!!!! *jumps up and down excitedly* i can’t wait until it comes out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yup i just had a can of diet coke–not a good idea for ten at night…*sheepish smile*
September 2nd, 2009 06:53
o my gosh. my mouth litterally DROPPED open when i saw the post oh gosh im soooo exited. the art looks Amzing
September 2nd, 2009 07:15
Daaaayum. This thing is intense.
September 2nd, 2009 08:52
Oh, wow. I honestly had no idea what Leviathan was about (I don’t know how I managed that!), but it looks soo good. o.o And the trailer is awesome!
The art is beautiful.
September 2nd, 2009 09:28
AMAZING!!!!!!!
September 2nd, 2009 13:01
Loving the art, loving the concepts, loving the book already!
Sorry if this has been asked before, but does the October 6th date apply to Australia or…?
September 2nd, 2009 13:17
It’s been quite a while since a book excited me this much. Wonderful concept! Did you do much research on the significance of “Leviathan” in the Ancient Near East?
September 2nd, 2009 13:22
hey!! I just have to say that I love your books especially the “Uglies” series, but I wonder if it is true that it will be made into a movie and if so is there any chance for people outside of US to get any role, or even just an audition??
September 2nd, 2009 15:01
please! stop something new!!! an update on the movie status!!!!!! anything big or small!!!
just something!!
September 2nd, 2009 20:46
wow this looks AMAZINGG! and the art is truely beautiful! Im sooo excited and so is my friend(: we’re going to tell all of our friends about this! if only it was october alreadyy!!
September 2nd, 2009 20:59
OMG im so excited i cant even begin to tell u!! this book looks so amazing and i cant wait till it comes out!!!! im counting down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 2nd, 2009 22:13
I just stumbled on this… WOW, this looks really cool, love the steampunk, concept, everything… Yes, I will buy this book
September 3rd, 2009 01:08
Hey. 2 blogs ago I brought this up.
Uh-oh. Ummmm….. Scott was this supposed to be a surprise for this post?
Sorry if I spilled the beans.
September 3rd, 2009 01:12
Oh, I just remembered why I came on here in the first place.
Yesterday was my first day of High school (I’m a freshman) and I am taking German and I found out that October 6th is German American Day.
I just wanted to know if that was done on purpose since it’s set in Germany, or close to it.
September 3rd, 2009 02:02
That was amazing! Cobining steampunk themes with WW1… simply GENIUS! Can’t wait can’t wait can’t WAIT!
September 3rd, 2009 03:18
What i can say more that…. Great Job xD
I have 1 question the book will be released in only 1 language (english) or more??? if not are you thinking doing that???
Just asking xD
btw great video
September 3rd, 2009 03:24
Great job, Scott, Keith. You two must have worked so hard on this! Hope your art and book sells well!
September 3rd, 2009 03:26
How are the communists going to play into the whole darwinist-clanker thing when the series hits 1917?
September 3rd, 2009 08:41
Hey Scott. It’s Morgan. You emailed me a few times
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Anyway just wanted to say heyyy on your blog. Haven’t been on lately, and I like the new format!
September 3rd, 2009 16:43
I’m normally not a book reader myself, but I ran across the trailer for this on youtube earlier and must say I’m intrigued. On your book series page I couldn’t help but noticed you had already titled the next book “Behemoth”, this piqued my interest further. I’d be curious to know if a third book was to be added, I can only assume there will be, if it would be named “Ziz”? After all Leviathan was said to be a mythical beast of the seas, Behemoth with land, and the Ziz as a griffin like beast of the skies.
September 3rd, 2009 21:21
Awesome! You’ve done it again Scott. It looks fantastic.
September 4th, 2009 00:50
Oh my gosh Morgan. How’d you get Scott Westerfeld to email you?
September 4th, 2009 02:02
WAIT!!!! HE EMAILED YOU!!!! THATS SO COOOOOL!!! Did he really email you or did you make that up?
September 4th, 2009 02:47
why can’t it be october 6th???
September 4th, 2009 05:50
Hmm, anyone know when he will be able to post another piece of art, or has he already???
September 4th, 2009 06:31
Lulz, Scott-la I am so totally sneaky.
I found this like, a week ago. At the top of your page.
You thought you could fool me, muahahaha!
*ahem…*
Anywho, I didn’t really want to read Levithan until I saw the trailer. Then I read the first chapter. And it is full of awesomeness. So good job. =D
September 4th, 2009 14:33
Oooh! I can’t wait to read this Scott! I am a huge fan, and wish I had your incredible imagination
September 4th, 2009 15:11
Dammit, I’m on a Windows ME computer, so, no flash players for me. Stupid backwards technology.
September 5th, 2009 01:17
This looks AMAZING. I can see why you’re so excited about this. Can’t wait to read it!
September 5th, 2009 03:47
I’m pretty sure that was the best part of my day!
September 5th, 2009 03:52
I can’t wait!! I hope this book is a series. And if it is start on the second book right now!!!! IM SO EXCITED!
PS Anything on the Uglies Movie?
September 5th, 2009 08:54
Ah!!!!! Amazing much!!! I was excited about the book before but I’m actually more excited now. It took me a while to watch it because the sound on my computer was screwed up…but now it’s fixed!!!
September 5th, 2009 19:41
Whoot! Major epic-ness! The whole thing is so cool. And, although it probably wasn’t meant to be funny…the last line sort of cracked me up XD.
September 5th, 2009 21:04
Awesome! I watched it with my lil’ brother and he thought it was a movie! He was like, can we see this movie…pleeeeeeeeeeeease! Hmmm…Scott, you should team up with Suzanne Collins to write a book. That would make history for me and lots of my friends!
September 6th, 2009 01:20
SQUEEE can’t wait. I’m sort of a WWI geek and I love alternate histories. Artwork is amazing.
September 6th, 2009 20:43
Um…*cough*…Scott I saw this before you shared it you know? If you scroll over up in the left corner it comes up…Did you know that??? But still. IT’S AMAZING.
September 7th, 2009 19:18
Fool!!!! i didn’t know books could get trailers, totally happy-making!!!
P.S.- shouldn’t u be working on another midnighters (silly scott-la)
September 7th, 2009 20:20
wow
that was bubbly-major!
more books should have trailers
your books anyway
September 7th, 2009 21:11
WHOAAAA! That trailer is so supremely EPIC! I want to read the book!!
September 9th, 2009 02:51
looks awesome!!
September 9th, 2009 11:10
Holy eff. Leviathan looks amazing; I’m definitely going to have to read it when it comes out. This is absolutely the best book-trailer I have ever seen, no doubt because Keith Thompson’s amazing art could be animated.
September 10th, 2009 05:15
this trailer looks beyond awesome, the art is just so..IT I can’t wait to read the book (or at least look at all the pretty pictures ♥)
September 10th, 2009 08:36
Keith Thompson is freaking awesome.
September 13th, 2009 16:52
Yes, Leviathan comes out in September 2010 here in France.. I just can’t wait, that’s too long !
September 14th, 2009 00:08
I read much you re books.Thia is a different in the past.Did it come as a move or a book? It look awesome!! How much time did it cost?
September 18th, 2009 19:46
Hello.
Regarding “The series has also sold in Holland and Turkey”: UK, Germany, France, Holland, Turkey… and Italy?
Thank you. Bye. ^_^
October 31st, 2009 11:26
well, i just finished this book and ITS Amazing. i want to read more and i can’t wait til behemoth comes out
November 21st, 2009 09:58
I just finished the book and it was so amazing. I didn’t know there was going to be more than one book while I was reading it so at the end, when I realized there would be more to come, it was awesome.
Great job Mr. Westerfeld. Everything was incredible. It only took me two days to read because I just couldn’t put it down, which is saying something for me because the last book I read that wasn’t required by school was the seventh Harry Potter book.
Thanks for getting me into reading again, or at least getting me into reading your great series!
January 4th, 2010 10:24
Hi Scott, I absolutely loved your Uglies series. I am trying to find a book as good as that one but I don’t really know. :/ Can someone recommend a book of Scott’s like the series?
January 20th, 2010 03:59
when is the second book coming out cause this book was amazing and i cant wait till the next one, plz someone tell me when
February 2nd, 2010 18:08
This is without a doubt one of the best books I have ever written, and I am in my forties. Scott, you are an incredibly creative and talented writer. I did not want this book to end!! Cannot wait for the next one. I have not been this excited about a series since HP.
Brilliant!!
February 2nd, 2010 18:08
Ooooops, best books I have ever READ. Hahahahahahahah!