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The theme of this book is that your enemies may not always be your enemy and your allies may not always be your allies. Aleksandar is a Austro-Hungarian prince whose parents were assassinated on a political trip to Sarajevo. One portrayal of the theme is that Alek is being chased by “allies,” he Clankers, he thought were on his side. The Clankers are attempting to kill him. Alek would’ve thought the Darwinists, the clankers “enemies,” would be the ones chasing them. He is on the run with his fencing instructor, Wildcount Volger, and his Piloting coach, Otto Klopp, who followed Alek’s father's dying order to keep his son safe. Deryn “Dylan” Sharp is a girl acting like a boy so that she will be allowed to serve in the British Air Service. She

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