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Scott Westerfeld


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Scott Westerfeld is a New York Times bestselling author of YA. He was born in the Texas and now lives in Sydney and New York City. In 2001, Westerfeld married fellow author Justine Larbalestier.

He is best know for the Uglies and Leviathan series, and his next book, Afterworlds, comes out September 23, 2014.

His book Evolution's Darling was a New York Times Notable Book, and won a Special Citation for the 2000 Philip K. Dick Award. So Yesterday won a Victorian Premier's Award and both Leviathan and Midnighters 1: The Secret Hour won Aurealis Awards. Peeps and Uglies were both named as Best Books for Young Adults 2006 by the American Library Association.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
 
Series
Succession
   1. The Risen Empire (2003)
   2. The Killing of Worlds (2003)
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Midnighters
   1. The Secret Hour (2004)
   2. Touching Darkness (2005)
   3. Blue Noon (2006)
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Uglies
   1. Uglies (2005)
   2. Pretties (2005)
   3. Specials (2006)
   4. Extras (2007)
   Bogus to Bubbly (2008)
   Uglies: Shay's Story (2012)
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Peeps
   1. Peeps (2005)
     aka Parasite Positive
   2. The Last Days (2006)
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Leviathan
   1. Leviathan (2009)
   2. Behemoth (2010)
   3. Goliath (2011)
   The Manual of Aeronautics (2012)
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Zeroes (with Deborah Biancotti and Margo Lanagan)
   1. Zeroes (2015)
   2. Swarm (2016)
   3. Nexus (2018)
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Spill Zone
   1. Spill Zone (2017)
   2. The Broken Vow (2018)
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Impostors
   1. Impostors (2018)
   2. Shatter City (2019)
   3. Mirror's Edge (2021)
   4. Youngbloods (2022)
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Novels
   Polymorph (1997)
   Fine Prey (1998)
   Evolution's Darling (2000)
   So Yesterday (2004)
   Afterworlds (2014)
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Collections
   Love Is Hell (2008) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Series contributed to
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Horizon
   1. Horizon (2017)
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Scott Westerfeld recommends
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A Hunger of Thorns (2023)
Lili Wilkinson
"In this wonderful book, Wilkinson creates a whole new kind of magic - enchantments woven from family, from living things, and from the marrow of Story itself. Unlike anything else."
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Monkey Around (2021)
Jadie Jang
"As delightful, nimble, and unpredictable as its namesake, Monkey Around is phantasmagoric in every sense of the word."
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The Black God's Drums (2018)
P Djèlí Clark
"A sinewy mosaic of Haitian sky pirates, wily street urchins, and orisha magic."

More recommendations 


Anthologies containing stories by Scott Westerfeld
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Futuredaze 2: Reprise (2014)
An Anthology of Young Adult Science Fiction
edited by
Nancy Holder and Erin Underwood
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Future Games (2012)
edited by
Paula Guran

More anthologies 


Awards
Philip K Dick Award Best Book nominee (2000) : Evolution's Darling
Andre Norton Award Best Book nominee (2007) : Peeps
Andre Norton Award Best Book nominee (2007) : Touching Darkness
Andre Norton Award Best Book nominee (2010) : Leviathan
Andre Norton Award Best Book nominee (2011) : Behemoth


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