Scott Westerfeld
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| Scott Westerfeld | |
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 Westerfeld at a conference |
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| Born | May 5, 1963 Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Nationality |  American |
| Writing period | 1990s - present |
| Genres | Young adult |
| Spouse(s) | Justine Larbalestier |
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Scott Westerfeld (born May 5, 1963) is an American-born author of science fiction. He was born in the U.S. state of Texas and now lives in Sydney, Australia and New York City, USA. His book Evolution's Darling was a New York Times Notable Book (2000), and won a Special Citation for the 2000 Philip K. Dick Award. The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds are parts one and two of the same book, originally titled Succession. In 2005 it was published in the UK as one book under the title The Risen Empire.
So Yesterday won a Victorian Premier's Award and The Secret Hour won an Aurealis Award. So Yesterday has been optioned to be made into a film by one of the producers of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine. [1]
Peeps and Uglies were both named as Best Books for Young Adults 2006 by the American Library Association. The Uglies series was optioned by Twentieth Century Fox as a possible film series in 2006. [2]
In 2001, Westerfeld married Australian author Justine Larbalestier.
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[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Succession
- The Risen Empire (2003)
- The Killing of Worlds (2003)
[edit] Midnighters
- The Secret Hour (2004)
- Touching Darkness (2005)
- Blue Noon (2006)
[edit] Uglies
- Uglies (2005)
- Pretties (2005)
- Specials (2006)
- Extras (2007)
- Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies (2008)
[edit] Peeps
- Peeps (also known as Parasite Positive in Britain) (2005)
- The Last Days (2006)
[edit] Leviathan
[edit] Stand-Alone Books
- Polymorph (1997)
- Fine Prey (1998)
- Evolution's Darling (2000)
- So Yesterday (2004)
[edit] References
- ^ So Yesterday, the Movie
- ^ Publishers Weekly, 8 January 2007.
