UK Leviathan Cover

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Because one cover is never enough, behold the United Kingdom cover for Leviathan!

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Unlike the US cover, this image is based on one of the black and white illustrations in the book. Keith added color and a few extra elements.

For the sake of comparison, here’s the previously revealed US cover:

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No official word yet as to whether the Australian and French covers will be one of these, or a different image entirely!

I like ALL the covers so far. What do you guys think?

118 thoughts on “UK Leviathan Cover”

  3. While the American cover is still AMAZING, I must say that the UK version is a tad bit more awesome. It just looks like it shows more of what the book might be about. Sad day, sad day:(
    But I’m still extremely excited for the book, whatever the cover:D

  4. Top 5, get in there! Yes, the UK cover is awesome, we Brits finally have something over the Americans 😀 But why hasn’t Bubbly to Bogus been released over here yet, it’s out EVERYWHERE else, and I really want to find out about the rusty times, it’s always interested me. Anybody have any idea when it will be released in Britain? Can’t wait for Leviathan! 🙂

  5. I absolutely love both covers, but the sky in the back of the UK cover is absolutely amazing! So violently gorgeous.

    I wish I could get an early copy of this book! I’m jumping out of my skin waiting for it.

    I read “skinned” that you did the interview with Ms. Wasserman for and it was very cool, reminded me of your books with all the cool tech. I’m glad it’s going to be a trilogy 😀

  6. The covers look like the sort of books my husband reads…

    Which means I can get him to read your book, too! And maybe buy it for me….

    Looks awesome

  8. yayyy for us British people 🙂
    and fiona-la i got my copy of bogus to bubbly off the new and used bit of amazon if that helps you 🙂

  9. i think the american one has a bit of a Manga look to it. It seems more…personal. The british one is more vibrant looking, the red showing an aggressive aspect. But, both good. *smiles*

  10. Amazing… you’d measure it in something criminal, like Tally’s scar… but what?

    &&Scott-la, I don’t know if you saw the conversation about Zane we were all having during the last comments of your last post…..

    are any of our guesses right? or totally off? we’re just wondering about Zane… and your comment about Zane during the IMterview

    “my guess… Zane was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I’m sure he didn’t create Zane to kill him… but sad things happen, and I think before Scott-la, didn’t you say something like sad things happen, and just because Tally is the main, doesn’t immune her or her friends…
    something like that you said… maybe?
    but it’s what happened
    he could’ve forced something else… but then it wouldn’t have been what happened, but what he forced to happen because he didn’t want Tally to lose Zane.

    I write… not as brilliant as Scott, haha… but I love writing… and some of my own favourite characters, I’ve found them dead. And I’ve tried to bring them back… but I don’t want to force anything, what happens happens… people die, people lose other people, dreams, hopes… and I write fantasy… and there’s magic! but sometimes someone dies, if you are me with my luck it’s always your favourite… but it’s not in vain, it made Tally’s story that much more icy… Zane’s death was not in vain… it first set Tally on the right path, then ultimately gave her freedom, the freedom she has always wanted, needed.

    Or maybe I’m totally off the mark… haha, no idea. But this is my guess, my interpretation, remarks, etc… Feel free Scott-la to correct me.

    but yeah, I cried like a baby over Zane, no lies… cried over Tally’s creed as well…”

  17. Both covers are vastly doos! I love them both!!! But really, I don’t care what the cover looks like because I’ll be too busy readint he book to look at it. Though the artwork is amazing!!!! 😀 😀 😀
    I CAN’T WAIT FOR LEVIATHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 ;D 😀 😀

  18. AH. Simply amazing. Excuse my language but that cover is so kickass it’s crazy! I have a question for anybody to answer if they can! A lot of times covers are different for different countries, as we see here. Why?

  20. I’m pasting my last 2 comments from the previous post…. I suggest that you read the last 10 or so comments from there before reading this cuz you won’t get it if you don’t…
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    Read the last comments from previous post first!!!!
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    THIS IS LONG BUT SORTA IMPORTANT!!

    K, I’m posting from school, so my name isn’t linked. Okay, so I have several things to mention:
    1: Kristina-la, THAT IS CREEPY. I can’t belive someone would “do it” with a guy just cuz his name is Edward… that is really freaky! See why we just don’t like you-know-what-book? It does things. Bad things. We’re not bad. Just sane. And I will point out that I myself used to be a 100% Twilight fan. Until the crazed hype started. And I was like “ooookaaaay, this is weird.”. THAT BOOK WAS EVERYWHERE!!! And it still is. So, when it kept appearing everywhere, it started getting annoying. Really annoying. It’s just the effect it has on people that makes my hate it. Like my slogan- I don’t hate the book nessisarily- just the hype. Twilight isn’t half bad. In fact, it’s fairly good, for being created from a simple dream! It’s the hype that drives me crazy. See, when there was a Harry Potter hype, people weren’t crazed and insane!! They just LOOOOOVED the series, and I love it myself. Twilight is WAY different!! It makes people do things…. bad things…. and thanks for stikin up for me, Kristina-la!
    2: No, we have not found our 2 missing cats. Speaking of them, I want to add some interesting details… well, I didn’t notice this until Gabe pointed it out to me on the bus. Three of us- Anthony, Gabe, and myself, went to 5DBR07 that day on my party, that time when all the CREEPY stuff happend, if you recall that. Well, come to think of it, Tibbit, the Russian Blue and first to dissapear, has a personality JUST LIKE GABE’S. And Rousseou, the 2nd to dissapear, has a personality JUST LIKE ANTHONY’S. And Cinnamon- you guessed it- has a personality JUST LIKE MINE. And I just realized it! It’s true! Tibbit is lazy, like Gabe, Rousseou is all bi and crazy, like Anthony, and Cinnamon is anti-social, like me. Hm…. coincidence, I think NOT!!! MY BACKYARD IS HAUNTED BY AN EVIL DEMON THAT PREYS ON INNOCENT CATS TO GET REVENGE ON US FOR TRESSPASSING ON HIS TERRITORY!!!!! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!! Seriously!! It’s weird! It’s like the Twilight Zone… dodododododododo….. it’s funny though, my mom makes fun of it, and when Cinnamon wants to go out in the evening, which we don’t let him anymore because both cats dissapeard when they were out at night… and on a Friday… and she’s all like “Achupegato’s going to get you!” Get it, you know Achupecabera, the Mexican creature that sucks the blood of goats? Yeah, so instead of that, it’s Achupe-gato! Hehe. Or as my mom says, har-dee-har-har… yeah…

  22. And my last comment from the previous post:
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    Oh, I forgot to say thanks for the prayers, everyone! The more, the better! The power of prayer! Hehe. My mom reaserched on Cyotes and they actually love to pray on cats! But it just doesn’t feel right… I think something else happend. Like Anthony said, which I agree with, it’s that evil force we felt that time we went to 5DBR07… oh and I’m starting a blog, it’s http://www.thewonderfullifeofyasemin.blogspot.com or something like that… I’ll link it to my name when I get home from school.

  25. Alex-wa, that’s so freaky! But pretty amazing! But awful that your kitties are gone, but still amazing! You’ve got like this whole psycho universe thing going on! Woahs! You should write a story based on it!

  26. i want the book so much!
    and P.S. i found and awesome discovery in a little book called Magic’s Child… you can read about it on my blog… (just click my name)

  27. I like the UK cover a lot more. Usually I’m a blue person instead of a red person, but the UK cover and colours makes the scene seem more war time-y. It also gives the cover a setting, versus the US cover where the characters just look like they’re floating in space; which can work in some cases, but the setting has a stronger impact to go with the type of book Leviathan is.

  28. WHY DO THE BRITS GET EVERYTHING?!?!

    I agree with you, Ally-wa: the UK cover is bright, bold, and provides the cover with a setting to create a strong impact.

    Perhaps I shall buy both versions, hmm?

  29. i think both of them are totally and completely fawsomely coolio!!!
    I kinda like the UK one better, but hey, im predudice for explosive busy covers, with red =] but I love the other one too.

    CANT WAIT TILL IT COMES OUT~!!!

  30. omg i am like sooooo excited this is CRAZY!!!!!!!! Scott you never cease to amaze me.

  32. i love both covers!!!!! the book looks soooo good!!!! are you going to right more about tally and her world because i love those books!!!!!!! there my all time fave!!!

  34. I vote the first. Cause it’s in the future and the second one looks like it would be a historical fiction.

  36. Wow, finally we get something better than america ….. no , im just saying that cause i like our one :L. there both so cool. and at least they get released at the same time, cause usually we have to wait forever (like city of glass **angry face**).

  39. WHOA!
    I just went on Keith Thompson’s website, and it is so amazing! I can see why Scott chose him to be the artist for this book! Though some of the pictures Keith posted on his site is a little creepy, I really think his art will make Leviathan even better. I don’t know which cover is better, though I’ll try-
    US cover- big robot ready to pounce on kid with fancy clothes, awesome shoes, and flowing cape

    UK cover- boy and girl facing off enemy with only a little knife in girls hand with awesome background.

    So hard to choose! I’m just so glad there are going to be about fifty, colored, full pages from Keith! So thrilling!

  40. I just read an article about how British and US covers differ because of our different ideals of aesthetics or “art.”
    Here is the article: http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com/cgi-bin/mag.cgi?do=columns&vol=carol_pinchefsky&article=002

    I like both covers, but would be pulled (if I weren’t already a fan and just browsing for something to read) toward the British version. I’m from the US, but lived in England for a while. However, I don’t see where that would make the difference.

    I think the US cover looks cold, dirty, industrial, and mechanical, which seems to fit the book. The British cover looks more like WWII propaganda posters (which is could also be fitting). I almost expect to see Churchill peaking around the robot and a saying such as, “Careless talk costs lives,” printed across the bottom.

    Both covers seem to work and were probably designed with their very specific markets in mind. At least the robots look similar, especially if one is based on a drawing from the book. Well done, design team.

  41. They’re both really amazing!!! I think I like the UK one a little better though. I like the red theme!

  44. You know what looks cool? The little like cross things on it and the little symbol on the left of it.

  46. i ike the UK cover wayyyyyyyy better
    sorry to say it scott la but i don’t like the US cover….
    it just looks so… soo not okay
    sorry

  49. I agree with Dahlia-wa. The UK cover looks amazing, but it doesn’t really pop out as a book cover. The US cover has those metallic borders and that feeling of not knowing what setting the blue-clothed boy (probably the protagonist) is. Eh, I like both, so who cares?

  50. I hope Australia gets the UK cover! They’re both great, but the top one makes it look a lot more…action-y. It’s more like a movie poster than a book cover, which is a good thing.
    I still love both though. Will Australia get a different cover? We didn’t for Uglies, but I think we did for Midnighters.

  52. Both covers are extremely cool! No longer will it attract only girls to read. However, I LOVE the red scheme in the UK cover. It has a much more action pack feel! =D

  55. Snyder, you are right, although I has ALWAYS preferred the UK covers. The American ones are just…more polished, and not as gritty.
    Good, but not my cup of tea.
    This time however, they are both really good!

    But UK is better, haha.

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  58. anyway i think that the UK cover is more intense, and so im not sure weather the cover should be intense or not, since i dont know the book, but i would definately grab it off the shelf. I dont know, red somehow is more attracting than drab old grey. Makes me think of blood and fire and stuff

  59. Hmmm…I gotta say I prefer the US cover. Covers with things on fire just don’t do much for me, and the US one looks appropriately king-of-the-castle.

    Of course, I’m just excited for the book, no matter what the cover! Just a few months left (well, more than a few…)!

  61. I still LOVE the US cover but the UK cover has so much more color and is over all more fun.

  62. When’s Scott going to show us sneak peeks of the art in the book?

    Need to see! Need to see!

  66. Wow, that cover is absolutely amazing! I like the UK one a little bit better, but that’s because it has more color. I like the US one though because the kid is wearing a cape…hmmm..

    Sara: Skinned was totally awesome!!!

    I didn’t read the rest of the comments but I did see that Alex-wa was yelling…uh-oh lol

    Peace!

  67. I think in general all UK covers are amazing. I like the UK covers of the Uglies series better than the US ones because they’re more profound and disturbing. But not the I’m-insane-and-will-stalk-you disturbing : D

    TYC Leader/BIGGEST GREEN DAY FAN EVER!/Forever Last: Did you see Green Day perform on SNL? More importantly, where are you?
    peace!

  68. i like the UK cover, cause it makes me want to pick up the book more than the other one.
    i don’t even know what it’s about, but just by the looks of the cover- it’s gonna be good!!!
    can wait! 😀

  69. Jay-wa; I agree with you on BOTH counts. Not only do I prfefer the UK covers for those reasons, but I’m also kinda insane. My friends bought me a cosplay straight jacket last birthday XD …..Scott-la, WHEN is So Yesterday coming out in the UK?
    I already have Bogus to Bubbly, it out here, if anyone from the UK wants to know-^above commenter^-

  70. Omg, thats what i was wondering. i cant find it anywhere. but we have everything else 😛

  72. Im more then half way done The forest of Hands and teeth and I must say boy that girl can write!…its so good, excitment from the first page.

  75. I just got over that Haley-sensei, flippin awful. I thought I was gonna die or something…I hope you feel better!

    I SOOOO want to read Forests of Hands and Teeth. I need to get it!

  76. *Laughing so hard* Hahahahahahahahahahahaha Jay-wa!! Hahahahahahahahahahaha that was soooo funny!!!! Like I was reading your comment out loud cuz I was bored and that’s what I do when I’m bored I read stuff out loud and I was reading it all funny like and I read the ” I saw that Alex-wa was yelling… uh-oh” and that was funny!! And the way I read it made it REALLY funny!!!! I was craking up!!!!!!! And I was yelling for good reason: we have an Achupegato in the backyard!!!!!! ha ha ha ha ha

  78. Jay-wa
    love green day: blvd of broken dreams, american idiot, when september ends, etc etc. i missed them on snl cuz my mom made me go to sleep =[ not happy making.
    does anyone like the all american rejects? fall out boy? metrostation?
    on the covers…idk i like both of them…evil robots are funny. if they are evil robots…anyway, im usually too busy reading to look at the covers lol

  79. I like all of those bands Riva-la! Do you like Panic At the Disco, MCR, Escape the Fate, or Mayday Parade?

  81. I saw a live Green Day performance the other day on Fuse, and they’re REALLY good live. I’d never heard them live before, so it was news to me. 🙂 Billy Joe has immortal vocal chords, he sounds exactly the same now ashe did on the first cd, it’s weird.

    I ♥ MCR and Mayday Parade!!!! They rock!!!!! 😀 😀 😀

  83. Haha The other day I woke up and totally forgot what day it was and it was nuts I like forgot a bunch of stuff ti was nuts

  85. the cover was totaly awsome. hey this might be a stupid question but when dose the book come out and whats it about.

  86. it comes out in october … i think. and im not too sure what is about, it confuses me :L.

  90. Guys. Like, my cat is soooo depressed, he’s actually acting like a cat. Which is NOT normal!!! Jeez… we like HAVE to find Tibbit and Rousseou…

  91. WAITJUSTASECOND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    is leviathan the one with the exerpt from it in the Bogus to bubbly insiders guide thing???

  93. Riva-la: Green Day=Amazing-ness

    Dahlia-wa the Black-Winged Ninja Sorceress: That’s what makes them such a good band, they’re not fake and in need of studio-touch-up

    In the post about either the cover, or the stack, of Leviathan it says some stuff about what it’s about. Like Darwin discovering robots instead of his one theory…

    Alex-wa: lol!

    Julie-wa: I personally would measure it in Icy-ness.

    In english we were learning about Helen and (like Milli/Mega-Helens from Pretties and a tad bit of Specials) how she was the face that launched one-thousand ships. It’s from Greek mythology, and when my teacher said that, my face seriously looked like this 0_0! I was like YES! Two things I love, together as one.
    Peace!

  94. I wished Scott released some pictures from the book already (Yes, I am impatient. Guilty as charged!) On one of his earlier blogs, he said that back then books always had pictures inside of them, so now he’s going to do the same thing, with full colored pics! I can’t wait!

  96. I love the song “21 Guns” from Green Day’s new cd. I’m going to have to buy it now. That song is on the soundtrack/playlist thing for the book I’m working on right now. It’s awesome (the song, that is. Though, the book it pretty awesome too 😉 )!!! 😀

  99. I definitely like the UK cover more and, since I’m french, I hope the French editor (Pocket Jeunesse, I suppose) will choose it !
    Can’t wait to read it!! 🙂

  100. Marc: I think it’s cool your French! (French-Canadian or just French?) I went to your blog and I like your drawings (I translated some of your posts because I don’t have French class :S) Very cool!

    Haley-Sensei~TOP NINJA: Hooray!

  101. your french ? thats so cool – i have a french pen pal 🙂 ( they make us have one in school )
    & Dahlia-Wa : 21 Guns is awesome :L

  102. Lucky! I have a friend from Russia! He’s really funny, but sometimes he types in Russian and I have no idea what he’s talking about.

    Question- Are you French, or French-Canadian? We all want to know~

    Have any of you gone to Keith Thompson’s website? You’ll definitely see why Scott had be the artist.

  104. ATTEN-HUT!!\

    Has anyone heard of the new Doodle 4 Google comp?
    Well, Google being my IDOLs(they have the GI phone and they spawned ‘The Googleing’….YouTube it), I have entered it. The brief?
    ”My Hero.”
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    My hero?

    SCOTT WESTERFELD!
    If I win, then it’ll be AWESOME. If mine is the only Scott-la themed one, and it comes to voting…Vote for me!

  105. My name isn’t linked, so ya’ll should know where I am right now… that’s cool, Holly-wa! Also, did any of ya’ll Green Day fans know that there was some concert in NYC that was live on Good Morning America this morning? Well, ya. I saw it on the news, right in the intro of GMA they mentioned it. Yup. I get up early, at 6:20am, so I watch the news (Specifically Good Morning San Antonio) until 7:00, when GMA starts then actually get ready for school. I need that extra 40 minutes to wake up and be able to think at all… lol
    Also, I need ideas!! My dad is starting a local chapter of TSS-US (That’s Turner Syndrome Society of the United States), and we of course need to get the attention of peolple affiliated with TS to be in our chapter. But how can I let those people know?? If anyone can think of something, tell me!

  111. Holly-Wa: thats so cool, i’ll deffinatly vote for you. 😀
    & Alex-Wa : idk what your talking about, american-stuff , right ? :L

  112. Haley-sensei; I will post here with the scanned doodle (I’ll link my name to a flikr image or something) for everyone when I have it scanned, but I’ll kinda explain it for now.
    Resting atop the letter G is new pretty town, with a hoverboarding dude going in front of the curve of the G. The first O is replaced by a midnighters symbol, and I am either going to replace the second O with another midnighter symbol or something else. I have a Clanker -maybe- in the background, and Moggle hovering around the L and E area. Can anyone offer any inspiring ideas?
    Thankys, everyone who’s commented about it has been rly nice, haha.

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