He takes up residence the Hotel Hagia Sophia, but is soon discovered by German agents during a visit to an Ottoman coffee shop. Meanwhile, Alek decides to stay in Istanbul instead of fleeing into the countryside as Volger suggested. Barlow, though, that it could have been the controllers who destroyed the egg, and not the Sultan. Barlow offers her gift of one of the loris eggs, the Sultan's automaton crushes the egg. The Sultan has an enormous automaton built and controlled by German engineers, which follows his every move.

They are introduced to the Kizlar Agha and visit the Sultan in his palace. Barlow and Deryn also ride on the Sultan's airyacht, the Stamboul, although Deryn has been nervous of Clanker airships since her father's death. Malone photographs Deryn's rescue of the walker. When German saboteurs attack the Dauntless, Deryn manages to stop them by throwing spice from a street vendor's stall into their faces (upon Dr. Also on board the Dauntless is Eddie Malone, an American news reporter for the New York World. Barlow, Deryn and Newkirk meet with British officials in Istanbul on board the Dauntless, an elephant-shaped walker. The next day, the ship arrives at Istanbul. However, as Alek and his men are escaping, they are discovered and Volger and Hoffman must stay behind, while Klopp and Bauer escape with Alek into the city of Istanbul. Bovril becomes attached to Alek and leaves with him. Barlow's mysterious eggs hatches and Bovril emerges. Alek flees the ship the next night, soon after one of Dr. Deryn tells Alek the story of her father's death, and they say their goodbyes. While skulking about the airship on Volger's suggestion, Alek runs into Deryn in the lizard room. Volger also feels that Alek should try to escape when the Leviathan reaches Istanbul. He is upset when he learns that Alek shared the secret of his past with Deryn in Leviathan. Barlow and Deryn visit Alek, Deryn finds herself delivering a secret message to Count Volger, who confronts Deryn about her trustworthiness. During the battle, Deryn saves Newkirk from a burning Huxley.Īfter the battle, Alek and his men are put under guard. Alek and Klopp take action without orders when they discover that the Goeben carries a Tesla cannon, but, although they manage to save the Leviathan, Alek is injured when Mr.

However, their lesson is interupted by the attack of a gyrothopter and two German ironclads, the Goeben and the Breslau. The novel begins with Alek teaching Deryn how to fence on the spine of the Leviathan.

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