Scott Westerfeld

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Scott Westerfeld

Scott David Westerfeld (* 5. May 1963 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American science fiction - writers .

Life

Westerfeld was born in Dallas , Texas . As a child, he moved to Connecticut , where his father worked as a programmer. Westerfeld graduated from Vassar College in 1985 with a BA in Philosophy . As a teenager he started composing music and created music for modern dance . In 2001 Westerfeld married the Australian author Justine Larbalestier. Today he lives alternately in Sydney and New York City.

Books

Westerfeld is known for the Uglies series (German Ugly - do not lose your face ). He also wrote The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds ; two parts of a work that was originally called Succession . Westerfeld has also written a manga series called Shay's Story . He also wrote the Leviathan trilogy, which consists of the novels Leviathan , Behemoth and Goliath . In addition, The Manual of Aeronautics , an illustrated manual for the series, was published.

His novels So Yesterday were to be filmed by the producers of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine . But this plan "slowly fell asleep", as Scott Westerfeld reported on his blog. The film rights to the Uglies series were bought by Twentieth Century Fox in 2006 .

Awards

  • 2005: Aurealis Award for Midnighters, Book One: The Secret Hour
  • 2006: Golden Duck Award for Uglies
  • 2010: Aurealis Award for Leviathan
  • 2010 Locus Award for Leviathan as “best story for young adults”. In 2011, the Russian translation of Leviathan was named “Best Story for Young Adults” by Mir Fantastiki
  • Evolution's Darling was a 2000 New York Times "Notable Book" and was 2000 for the Philip K. Dick Award nominated
  • So Yesterday won a Victorian Premier's Award
  • Peeps and Uglies were named "Best Books For Young Adults" by the American Library Association in 2006
  • Leviathan was nominated for an ORCA (Oregon Reader's Choice Award)

bibliography

Novels

  • Polymorph (1997)
  • Fine Prey (1998)
  • Evolution's Darling (2000)
  • Cool Hunter (2010)
Original: So Yesterday (2004)

Succession series

  • World Storm (2006)
Originally: The Risen Empire (2003) and The Killing of Worlds (2003)

Midnighters trilogy

  • Midnighters (2007)
Originally: The Secret Hour (2004)
  • Midnighters (2007)
Original: Touching Darkness (2005)
  • Midnighters: The Rift (2008)
Original: Blue Noon (2006)

Ugly - Pretty - Special series

Main series

  • Ugly Don't Lose Your Face (2007)
in the original: Uglies (2005)
  • Pretty - Know Your Face (2007)
in the original: Pretties (2005)
  • Special - Show Your True Face (2008)
in the original: Specials (2006)
  • Extra - Who Knows Your Face (2010)
in the original: Extras (2007)

Other books

  • Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies (2008)
  • Uglies: Shay's Story (2012)
  • Uglies: Cutters (2012)

Peeps series

  • Peeps - So Sweet I Had to Eat It (2008)
in the original: Peeps (2005)
  • Peeps - The Last Days (2009)
Originally: The Last Days (2006)

Leviathan series

  • Leviathan: The Secret Mission (2010)
original: Leviathan (2009)
  • Behemoth: In the Labyrinth of Power (2011)
in the original: Behemoth (2010)
  • Goliath: The Moment of Truth (2012)
in the original: Goliath (2011)
  • The Manual of Aeronautics (2012)

Zeroe's trilogy

  • Zeroes (with Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti ) (2015)
  • Swarm (with Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti) (2016)
  • Nexus (with Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti) (2018)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Author Feature-Scott Westerfeld . Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 17, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / txla.org
  2. ↑ Kevin Stone: A Conversation With Scott Westerfeld . December 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  3. ^ Scott Westerfeld: Music . Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ Author Information: Scott Westerfeld . Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 17, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iblist.com
  5. ^ Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan . Simon Pulse, 2009, ISBN 1-4169-7173-4 , p. 448.
  6. ↑ So Yesterday, the Movie . Scottwesterfeld.com. April 13, 2006. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  7. ^ Publishers Weekly , January 8, 2007
  8. ↑ 2006 Best Books for Young Adults with annotations . Retrieved August 17, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Westerfeld, Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Westerfeld, Scott David (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 5th 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas , Texas