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Revision as of 04:03, 26 May 2014
Scott Westerfeld | |
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| Born | May 5, 1963 Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Occupation | Writer, composer, media designer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1990s–present |
| Genre | Young adult, science fiction |
| Spouse | Justine Larbalestier |
| Website | |
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Scott David Westerfeld (born May 5, 1963) is an American science fiction writer.
Life
Westerfeld was born in Texas.[1] As a child he moved to California and Connecticut for his father Lloyd's job as a computer programmer. He saw his dad working with planes, submarines, and the Apollo missions.
Westerfeld graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in Philosophy in 1985.[2] He began composing music as a teenager[3] and composes music for modern dance.[4] In 2001, Westerfeld married the Australian author Justine Larbalestier.
He now divides his time between Sydney, Australia and New York City.[1]
Books
Westerfeld is well known for the Uglies series. He also wrote The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds, parts one and two of the same work, originally titled Succession, published in the UK in 2005 under the title The Risen Empire.
Westerfeld has written a manga series called Shay's Story.[5] He has also written the Leviathan trilogy, consisting of Leviathan, Behemoth, Goliath, and The Manual of Aeronautics, an illustrated guide to the Leviathan series.
Westerfeld has revealed on his blog that he is currently working on his next novel, to be titled Afterworlds. On March 12, 2013, he shared, "Afterworlds is going to be a long piece of work, with two novels wrapped into one in a strange and mystical way. I’m maybe halfway done, so the novel isn’t going to be in anyone’s hands until late next year."[6]
Several of his novels have been optioned for films. So Yesterday has been optioned to be made into a film by one of the producers of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine.[7] However, this option 'slowly died', as Scott Westerfeld wrote on his blog. The Uglies series was optioned in 2006 by Twentieth Century Fox as a possible film series.[8]
Awards
- Evolution's Darling was a New York Times Notable Book (2000), and won a Special Citation for the 2000 Philip K. Dick Award
- So Yesterday won a Victorian Premier's Award
- The Secret Hour won an Aurealis Award
- Peeps and Uglies were both named as "Best Books for Young Adults" in 2006 by the American Library Association[9]
- Leviathan won the 2010 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. Russian translation of Leviathan was awarded by Mir Fantastiki as Best Young Adult Fiction in 2011
- Leviathan was nominated for an ORCA (Oregon Reader's Choice Award) in the intermediate division
Books
Novels
- Polymorph (1997)
- Fine Prey (1998)
- Evolution's Darling (2000)
- So Yesterday (2004)
Succession series
- The Risen Empire (2003) [both titles in this series re-published in 2005 in one volume as The Risen Empire]
- The Killing of Worlds (2003)good book
- The Secret Hour (2004)
- Touching Darkness (2005)
- Blue Noon (2006)
- Uglies (2005)
- Pretties (2005)
- Specials (2006)
- Extras (2007)
- Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies (2008)
- Uglies: Shay's Story (2012) (a manga retelling of the Uglies series from Shay's point-of-view)
- Uglies: Cutters (2012) (a manga retelling of the Uglies series from Shay's point-of-view)
Peeps series
- Peeps (2005) (also known as Parasite Positive in Britain and V-Virus or Peeps in Canada)
- The Last Days (2006)
Leviathan series
- Leviathan (October 6, 2009)
- Behemoth (October 5, 2010)
- Goliath (September 20, 2011)
- The Manual of Aeronautics (August 21, 2012)
References
- ^ a b "Author Feature-Scott Westerfeld". Texas Library Association. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ Kevin Stone (December 2006). "A Conversation With Scott Westerfeld". The SF Site. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "Scott Westerfeld: Music". Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "Author Information: Scott Westerfeld". Internet Book List. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ Westerfeld, Scott (2009). Leviathan. Simon Pulse. p. 448. ISBN 1416971734.
- ^ Scott Westerfeld (March 11, 2013). "More Midnighters Covers". Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "So Yesterday, the Movie". Scottwesterfeld.com. April 13, 2006. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ Publishers Weekly, January 8, 2007.
- ^ "2006 Best Books for Young Adults with annotations". Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Blog
- Interview at SFFWorld.com
- Westerboard fan site
- Westerfeld Forums fan site [dead link]
- Interview excerpts from Locus May 2006
- Novel synopses, cover art, and reviews at Fantasy Literature
- Scott Westerfeld at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Scott Westerfeld at Library of Congress, with 33 library catalog records
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- Living people
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