Scott Westerfeld Books In Order

Uglies Books In Publication Order

  1. Uglies (2005)
  2. Pretties (2005)
  3. Specials (2006)
  4. Extras (2006)

Uglies Graphic Novels In Publication Order

  1. Cutters (2012)
  2. Shay’s Story (2012)

Uglies Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

  1. Mind-Rain (2007)
  2. Bogus to Bubbly (2008)

Afterworlds Books In Publication Order

  1. Afterworlds (2014)

Horizon Books In Publication Order

  1. Horizon (2017)
  2. Deadzone (By:Jennifer A. Nielsen) (2017)

Impostors Books In Publication Order

  1. Impostors (2018)
  2. Shatter City (2019)
  3. Mirror’s Edge (2021)
  4. Youngbloods (2022)

Leviathan Books In Publication Order

  1. Leviathan (2009)
  2. Behemoth (2010)
  3. Goliath (2011)

Leviathan Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

  1. The Manual of Aeronautics (2012)

Midnighters Books In Publication Order

  1. The Secret Hour (2004)
  2. Touching Darkness (2005)
  3. Blue Noon (2006)

Peeps Books In Publication Order

  1. Peeps (2005)
  2. The Last Days (2006)

The Powerpuff Girls Plus You Club Books In Publication Order

  1. Bubbles Saves the Circus (By:Tracey West) (2002)
  2. Blossom and the Haunted House (By:Tracey West) (2002)
  3. Buttercup and the Mind-Reading Juice (By:Tracey West) (2002)
  4. Buttercup’s Monster Challenge (By:Tracey West) (2002)
  5. Blossom Vs. The Blasteroid (2002)
  6. Diamonds Are for Princess (2002)
  7. Rainy Day Professor (2002)
  8. Hide-and-Go Mojo (By:Peter David) (2002)
  9. Buttercup’s Terrible Temper Tantrums (By:Paul Kupperberg) (2002)
  10. Bubbles in the Middle (By:Aaron Rosenberg) (2002)

Succession Books In Publication Order

  1. The Risen Empire (2003)
  2. The Killing of Worlds (2003)

The Spill Zone Books In Publication Order

  1. Spill Zone (2017)
  2. The Broken Vow (By:Alex Puvilland) (2018)

Zeroes Books In Publication Order

  1. Zeroes (2015)
  2. Swarm (2016)
  3. Nexus (By:Deborah Biancotti) (2018)

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

  1. Polymorph (1997)
  2. Fine Prey (1998)
  3. Evolution’s Darling (2000)
  4. So Yesterday (2004)
  5. The World of the Golden Compass (2007)

Short Stories/Novellas In Publication Order

  1. Stupid Perfect World (2012)

Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

  1. The Berlin Airlift (1989)

Smart Pop Books In Publication Order

  1. Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show (With: Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,,,,,Roxanne Longstreet Conrad,Jennifer Crusie) (2003)
  2. Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix (By:David Gerrold) (2003)
  3. Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire (By:Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Michelle Sagara West,Candace Havens,,Steven Harper,,,Roxanne Longstreet Conrad,,Jennifer Crusie) (2004)
  4. What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue (By:) (2004)
  5. The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (By:Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,,,,MariaAlexander) (2005)
  6. Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science & Daemonology in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (By:) (2005)
  7. The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman (By:) (2006)
  8. James Bond in the 21st Century: Why We Still Need 007 (By:) (2006)
  9. Halo Effect: An Unauthorized Look at the Most Successful Video Game of All Time (By:) (2007)
  10. Secrets of the Dragon Riders: Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle (By:) (2008)
  11. Secrets of the Dragon Riders: Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle: Completely Unauthorized (By:) (2008)

Anthologies In Publication Order

  1. Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show (2003)
  2. Swashbuckling Fantasy (2006)
  3. The Space Opera Renaissance (2006)
  4. Love is Hell (2008)
  5. Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd (2009)
  6. All Good Things Come to an End (2011)
  7. Future Games (2013)

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Scott Westerfeld Books Overview

Uglies

The Uglies series has more than 3 million books in print, has been translated into twenty seven languages, and spent more than fifty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Now all four books feature fresh new covers and will reach an even wider audience. Tally’s adventures begin in Uglies, where she learns the truth about what life as a Pretty really means. She rebels against the surgery that will make her a Pretty, but ultimately succumbs. In Pretties, Tally has forgotten all about her Ugly life, and when she s reminded, she has a hard time listening. And what little s left of the old Tally is further compromised in Specials, because Tally has been transformed into a fierce fighting machine. But when she s offered a chance to forever improve civilization, will she be able to overcome her brainwashing? The answer is evident years later in Extras, after the Pretty regime has ended. Boundless human creativity, new technologies, and old dangers have been unleashed upon the world. But fame and popularity can be just as dangerous as extreme beauty .

Pretties

In Tally’s world, your 16th birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellant Ugly into a stunningly attractive Pretty, and catapults you into a high tech paradise where your only job is having a really good time. Just before her birthday, Tally discovered that turning Pretty comes with a terrible price. She vowed to accept the operation, but with the understanding that her friends on the outside would rescue her, and let her be the guinea pig for the experimental and highly dangerous cure they’re developing. But in the second book of the Uglies series, Tally’s Pretty. And everything’s changed. The new, Pretty Tally is totally happy right where she is. She doesn’t think she needs any kind of cure at all. When someone from her Ugly life shows up with a message, Tally has a hard time listening. Did she really promise to give all this up? Is she bound by a promise she made when she was a different person? If there is anything left of the old Tally, how will she fight her way out to keep her word and help her friends?

Specials

‘Special Circumstances’:

The words have sent chills down Tally’s spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally’s never been ordinary.

And now she’s been turned into one of them: a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid.

The strength, the speed, and the clarity and focus of her thinking feel better than anything Tally can remember. Most of the time. One tiny corner of her heart still remembers something more.

Still, it’s easy to tune that out until Tally’s offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission she’s programmed to complete. Either way, Tally’s world will never be the same.

Extras

Fame

It’s a few years after rebel Tally Youngblood took down the uglies/pretties/specials regime. Without those strict roles and rules, the world is in a complete cultural renaissance. ‘Tech heads’ flaunt their latest gadgets, ‘kickers’ spread gossip and trends, and ‘surge monkeys’ are hooked on extreme plastic surgery. And it’s all monitored on a bazillion different cameras. The world is like a gigantic game of American Idol. Whoever is getting the most buzz gets the most votes. Popularity rules.

As if being fifteen doesn’t suck enough, Aya Fuse’s rank of 451,369 is so low, she’s a total nobody. An extra. But Aya doesn’t care; she just wants to lie low with her drone, Moggle. And maybe kick a good story for herself.

Then Aya meets a clique of girls who pull crazy tricks, yet are deeply secretive of it. Aya wants desperately to kick their story, to show everyone how intensely cool the Sly Girls are. But doing so would propel her out of extra land and into the world of fame, celebrity…
and extreme danger. A world she’s not prepared for.

Mind-Rain

Bringing fresh ideas and thought to the table, this unauthorized guide is the perfect read for Harry Potter fans as they finish the series with book seven. This whirlwind tour of Harry Potter’s universe uncovers unexpected truths and speculates on unanswered questions, such as What could have happened to sort Harry into Slytherin? Why are Hermione s parents dentists and why don t we see more of them? Why doesn t Hogwarts teach writing of literature? The books 25 most satisfying moments are outlined, as well as four of its weakest. In a light, appealingly conversational tone, this companion to the series covers books one through six, analyzes the main characters from different angles, and provides a checklist of unanswered questions to compare to the revelations of the seventh book.

Bogus to Bubbly

THE WORLD OF UGLIES, SET IN OUR NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE,is a complex place filled with bubbly technology and lingo, yet bogus rules about status and appearance. That’s why a guide to the world of uglies has been requisitioned from the hole in the wall. Inside you’ll find:

A rundown on all the cliques, from Crims and Cutters to tech heads and surge monkeys

The complete history, starting with the destruction of the oil bug to the launch of Extras in space

How all those awesome gadgets came to be: hoverboards, eyescreens, skintennas, sneak suits…

PLUS an exclusive look at Scott Westerfeld’s first draft of Extras starring Hiro, not Aya.

And so much more, it’s mind wrecking.

Leviathan

It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. The Leviathan is a living airship, the most formidable airbeast in the skies of Europe. Aleksandar Ferdinand, prince of the Austro Hungarian Empire, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battle torn Stormwalker and a loyal crew of men. Deryn Sharp is a commoner, a girl disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She’s a brilliant airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being discovered. With the Great War brewing, Alek’s and Deryn’s paths cross in the most unexpected way taking them both aboard the Leviathan on a fantastical, around the world adventure. One that will change both their lives forever.

Behemoth

The request line for the sequel can start forming now. The Behemoth is the fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war with the Clanker Powers. Deryn is a girl posing as a boy in the British Air Service, and Alek is the heir to an empire posing as a commoner. Finally together aboard the airship Leviathan, they hope to bring the war to a halt. But when disaster strikes the Leviathan’s peacekeeping mission, they find themselves alone and hunted in enemy territory. Alek and Deryn will need great skill, new allies, and brave hearts to face what s ahead. Westerfeld s brilliantly constructed imaginary world will capture readers from the first page. Full of nonstop action, this steampunk adventure is sure to become a classic. School Library Journal, starred review of Leviathan BCCB

Goliath

The riveting conclusion to Scott Westerfeld’s New York Times bestselling trilogy that s sure to become a classic School Library Journal. Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round the world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek s throne as Prince of Austria, and finally fall in love. The first two objectives are complicated by the fact that their ship, the Leviathan, continues to detour farther away from the heart of the war and crown. And the love thing would be a lot easier if Alek knew Deryn was a girl. She has to pose as a boy in order to serve in the British Airforce. And if they weren t technically enemies. The tension thickens as the Leviathan steams toward New York City with a homicidal lunatic onboard: secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is at it seems in this thunderous conclusion to Scott Westerfeld s brilliant trilogy.

The Secret Hour

Nobody is safe in The Secret Hour.

Strange things happen at midnight in the town of Bixby, Oklahoma.

Time freezes.

Nobody moves.

For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. Only a small group of people know about The Secret Hour only they are free to move about the midnight time.

These people call themselves Midnighters. Each one has a different power that is strongest at midnight: Seer, Mindcaster, Acrobat, Polymath. For years the Midnighters and the dark creatures have shared The Secret Hour, uneasily avoiding one another. All that changes when the new girl with an unmistakable midnight aura appears at Bixby High School.

Jessica Day is not an outsider like the other Midnighters. She acts perfectly normal in every way. But it soon becomes clear that the dark creatures sense a hidden power in Jessica…
and they’re determined to stop her before she can use it.

A story of courage, shadowy perils, and unexpected destiny, The Secret Hour is the first volume of the mesmerizing Midnighters trilogy by acclaimed author Scott Westerfeld.

Touching Darkness

The Midnighters of Bixby, Oklahoma, know that their town is full of secrets. These five teenagers are the only ones who know about the mysterious hour at midnight when the world freezes, except for them and the creatures that inhabit the darkness.

But they do not know why earlier generations of Midnighters all disappeared, or why they are now the only Midnighters in town. As they learn more about the secret hour’s twists and turns, they uncover terrifying mysteries woven into the very fabric of Bixby’s history, and a conspiracy that touches both the midnight hour and the world of daylight.

At the same time, the Midnighters’ own secrets start to emerge, including some that were never meant to come to light, changing the fragile dynamics among the five.

This time Jessica Day is not the only Midnighter in mortal danger, and if the group can’t find a way to come together, they could lose one of their own forever.

A tale of betrayal, horrifying revelations, and powerful alliances, Touching Darkness is the second volume of the riveting Midnighters trilogy by acclaimed author Scott Westerfeld.

Blue Noon

the darklings will hunt once again

The secret hour when time freezes arrives every night at midnight in Bixby, Oklahoma. It’s a dangerous time, when five teenagers are the only humans awake and dark creatures crawl out of the shadows, but at least the midnight hour is regular and predictable.

Until suddenly, the blue time comes…
in the middle of the day.

The noise of school stops. Cheerleaders are frozen in midair, teachers brought to a standstill. Everything is the haunted blue color of the midnight hour.

The Midnighters can’t understand what’s happening, but as they scramble for answers, they discover that the walls between the secret hour and real time are crumbling. Soon the dark creatures will have a chance to feed after centuries of waiting, unless these five teenagers can find a way to stop them.

A desperate race against time, a mind blowing mystery of paranormal logic, a tale of ancient evil and spine chilling sacrifice: Blue Noon is the exhilarating third volume in the Midnighters series by acclaimed author Scott Westerfeld.

Peeps

One year ago, Cal Thompson was a college freshman more interested in meeting girls and partying in New York City than in attending his biology clas*ses. Now, after a fateful encounter with a mysterious woman named Morgan, biology has become, literally, Cal’s life.

Cal was infected by a parasite that has a truly horrifying effect on its host. Cal himself is a carrier, unchanged by the parasite, but he s infected the girlfriends he s had since Morgan and all have turned into the ravening ghouls Cal calls Peeps. The rest of us know them as vampires. And it s Cal s job to hunt them down before they can create even more of their kind…
.

Bursting with the sharp intelligence and sly humor that are fast becoming his trademark, Scott Westerfeld s new novel is an utterly original take on an archetype of horror.

The Last Days

A mysterious epidemic holds the city in its thrall and the chaos is contagious black oil spews from fire hydrants, rats have taken over brooklyn, and every day, more people disappear. but all that matters to pearl, Moz, and Zahler is their new band. they ignore the madness around them and join forces with a vampire lead singer and a drummer whose fractured mind can glimpse the coming darkness. will their music stave off the end of the world…
or summon it?

set against the gritty apocalypse that began in Peeps, The Last Days is about five teenagers who find themselves creating the soundtrack for the end of the world.

The Risen Empire

From the acclaimed 1 New York Times bestselling author of Evolution’s Darling Philip K. Dick Award special citation and a New York Times notable book and Uglies, Pretties, and Specials, comes a sweeping epic. The Risen Empire is the first great space opera of the twenty first century.

The undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life after death, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power is absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshipped as living gods.

The Rix are machine augmented humans who worship very different gods: AI compound minds of planetary size. Cool, relentless fanatics, their only goal is to propagate such AIs. They seek to end the Emperor s prolonged rule, and supplant it with an eternal cybernetic dynasty. They begin by taking the Child Empress hostage. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is tasked with her rescue.

Separated by light years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist Senator Nara Oxham must both face the challenge of the Rix, and both will hold the fate of the empire in their hands.

The Killing of Worlds

Scott Westerfeld, the acclaimed author of Fine Prey, Polymorph, and Evolution’s Darling, reached new heights of excitement in The Risen Empire, and left readers begging for more. Now he comes through with the dazzling payoff in book two of Succession, The Killing of Worlds.

Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial frigate Lynx is a walking dead man. Unjustly held responsible for the death of the Child Empress, sister of the immortal Emperor, Zai has been sent to fight an unwinnable battle. The Lynx must stop a vastly superior Rix ship from reaching the planet Legis, a suicide mission that will almost certainly end in oblivion for Captain Zai and his crew.

On the planet Legis below, a Rix compound mind a massive emergent AI formed from every computer on the planet as been isolated by their Imperial blockade. But the mind has guided a lone Rix commando, Herd, to the planet’s frozen north, and will soon order a desperate attempt to seize a polar communications array and break the blockade. Herd is a single warrior against an Imperial army, but moving silently behind her is the intelligence of an entire planet.

Ten light years away, Captain Zai’s true love, the psychic some say mad Senator Nara Oxham is engaged in a deadly game of political intrigue. From her position on the Emperor’s War Council, Senator Oxham must find a way to forestall the Emperor’s final solution if the blockade is broken: a nuclear strike to destroy the compound mind, which will also kill millions of Imperial citizens. She suspects that the Emperor has a hidden weakness discovered, by the mind, a secret so dangerous to his immortal dynasty that to prevent its discovery the Emperor is willing to countenance the ultimate crime…
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The Killing of Worlds.

With this powerful conclusion to the first story arc of Succession, Scott Westerfeld confirms 0his stature as one of the leading writers of high space opera.

Fine Prey

At the Aya School, human children learn alien culture in a completely restricted environment to enable them to compete in the politics and economy of an alien influenced Earth. The finest student of the school is a member of the Fine Hunt circuit, an outgrowth of traditional horse racing. As one of the up and coming ‘riders’, the student is lured into the seedier world of the Claw Hunt, and discovers what the Aya aliens have really been teaching!.

Evolution’s Darling

Does a clone have a soul? Darling, an astronavigational control unit and personal companion, achieves sentience and wants to know. Now, 200 years and an artificial body later, he is off in search of a dead artist, a living artwork, and the forces behind a mystery that spans the universe. Accompanied by a female assassin, he’ll confront the Maker and get the answer.

So Yesterday

We are all around you.
You don’t think about us much, because we are invisible. Well, not exactly invisible. A lot of us have hair dyed in four colors, or wear five-inch platform sneakers, or carry enough metal in our skin that it’s a hassle getting on an airplane. Quite visible, actually, come to think of it.
But we don’t wear signs saying what we are. After all, if you knew what we were up to, we couldn’t work our magic. We have to observe carefully, and push and prompt you in ways you don’t notice. Like good teachers, we let you think you’ve discovered the truth on your own.
And you need us. Someone has to guide you, to mold you, to make sure that today turns into yesterday on schedule. Because frankly, without us to monitor the situation, who knows what would get crammed down your throats?
It’s not like you can just start making your own decisions, after all.

Ever wonder who was the first kid to keep a wallet on a big chunky chain, or wear way-too-big-pants on purpose? What about the mythical first guy who wore his baseball cap backwards? These are the Innovators, the people at the peak of the cool pyramid.
Seventeen-year-old Hunter Braque is a Trend setter, on the second level of the pyramid. His job: find the newest, coolest thing for the retail market. His MO: observe, don’t get involved. But from the moment he meets Innovator Jen James, he can’t help getting involved in a big way.
Part love story, part mystery, part stinging satire, Scott Westerfeld’s spellbinding new novel will make you question everything you’ve ever believed about how to be cool.

Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show (With: Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,,,,,Roxanne Longstreet Conrad,Jennifer Crusie)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED This collection of irreverent and surprising essays about the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer includes pieces by leading science fiction and fantasy authors. Contributors include bestselling legend David Brin, critically acclaimed novelist Scott Westerfield, cult favorite vampire author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and award winner Sarah Zettel. The show and its cast are the topics of such critical pieces as Lawrence Watt Evans’s Matchmaking in Hellmouth and Sherrilyn Kenyon’s The Search for Spike’s Balls. An informed introduction for those not well acquainted with the show, and a source of further research for Buffy buffs, this book raises interesting questions concerning a much loved program and future cult classic.

Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix (By:David Gerrold)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED This thought provoking examination of The Matrix explores the technological challenges, religious symbolism, and philosophical dilemmas the film presents. Essays by renowned scientists, technologists, philosophers, scholars, social commentators, and science fiction authors provide engaging and provocative perspectives. Explored in a highly accessible fashion are issues such as the future of artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The symbolism hidden throughout The Matrix and a few glitches in the film are revealed. Discussions include Finding God in The Matrix, The Reality Paradox in The Matrix, and Was Cypher Right?: Why We Stay in Our Matrix. The fascinating issues posed by the film are handled in an intelligent but nonacademic fashion.

Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire (By:Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Michelle Sagara West,Candace Havens,,Steven Harper,,,Roxanne Longstreet Conrad,,Jennifer Crusie)

The constellation of characters and themes created in Angel, the popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin off, are explored in this collection of essays. A vampire author, a sex expert, a TV critic, a science fiction novelist, and Buffy writer Nancy Holder provide essays examining the different issues relating to the series, including Angelus as the prototypical high school bully, Angel as victim, Wesley’s many transformations, how Spike fits into Angel, the takeover of Wolfram & Hart, and Lindsey’s moral center.

What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue (By:)

Taking an entertaining, intelligent look at the culturally influential 11 year television run of NYPD Blue, this examination includes a collection of essays on topics ranging from the series’ portrayal of race relations in New York City to Sipowicz’s famously thorn*y demeanor. A media critic, two police psychologists, and addiction, interrogation, and sex experts contribute essays that take an accessible, intelligent look at a show that has redefined the police drama genre. From insightful analysis of the show’s evolution to lighthearted jabs at its quirks, this is a work that will deepen any fan’s Blue experience.

The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (By:Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,,,,MariaAlexander)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED Every aspect of the science fiction classic The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is analyzed in a variety of quirky ways in this collection of essays. Topics include the logistics of the restaurant at the end of the universe, how the Internet is creating the real Hitchhiker’s Guide, an as*sessment of Vogon poetry, and an analysis of computing. The essays are written by both science fiction greats, such as Cory Doctorow, Lawrence Watt Evans, Stephen Baxter, Jacqueline Carey, and Alastair Reynolds, and up and coming writers.

Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science & Daemonology in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (By:)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED Contributors with backgrounds in philosophy, theology, science fiction, and children’s literature bring their expertise to this critical investigation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, and the insights it offers to today’s world. The His Dark Materials trilogy is an unusual sort of young adult series: one that appeals to adults as much as to their children thanks to its richly imagined world, rigorously explored cosmology, and unflinching confrontation of the modern answers to life’s big questions. Essays from a variety of critical disciplines do justice to the complexity and intrigue of this trilogy, exploring the answers to questions such as: Is His Dark Materials a new antireligious myth, or a failed perversion of Christian truth? and How does the story of the Specters of Cittagazze challenge our modern day scientific practices?

The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman (By:)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED Leading writers discuss, debate, and celebrate the legend of Superman in this anthology, contending that his legend is a truly American myth. Superman was an immigrant with little more than the clothes on his back and raised by simple farmers, absorbing their humble values. He always chose to do the right thing, fighting for truth, justice, and the American way, and represents America at its best. The in depth analyses of the comics, films and cartoons are at turns funny, philosophical, insightful, and personal, exploring every aspect of the Superman legend.

James Bond in the 21st Century: Why We Still Need 007 (By:)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED The staying power of the world’s most dashing secret agent and the evolution of the James Bond franchise are explored in this smart yet nostalgic collection of essays. Leading writers, including Raymond Benson, J. A. Konrath, Raelynn Hillhouse, and John Cox, discuss the 10 sexiest Bond girls, the best villains, and the controversy surrounding the latest actor to play James Bond. Topics covered range from the playful how to build a secret lair and avoid the perennial mistakes made by would be world dominators to the thought provoking, such as Bond s place in the modern world, his Oedipal tendencies and perceived misogyny, and the unerring allure of the charming spy.

Halo Effect: An Unauthorized Look at the Most Successful Video Game of All Time (By:)

Halo Effect is a collection of essays on the bestselling video game Halo and is not authorized by Bungie, Microsoft, or any entity associated with Halo. Examining the Halo phenomenon from every angle from profiling the greatest Halo player who ever lived to providing a behind the scenes look at the making of the wildly popular, virtual reality Halo movies this guide is the ultimate companion for anyone who wants to truly understand this amazingly successful video game. With discussions on the role of religion and science in the game, this collection of essays also looks into the creation of and community reaction to the launch of the Halo series. Speculations on the upcoming movie and a rigorous analysis of the vehicles of Halo are also included.

Secrets of the Dragon Riders: Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle (By:)

Millions of readers adore Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle: its earnest hero, its breathtaking battles and, of course, its awe inspiring dragon Saphira. But there’s so much more to the series than meets the eye and Secrets of the Dragon Riders, edited by today’s second hottest dragon writer James A. Owen, shows readers what they’re missing. Why might Roran be the real hero of the Inheritance Cycle? What does Paolini’s writing have in common with role play games and modern action films? Are teenage writers judged more harshly than their adult counterparts? The YA authors in Secrets of the Dragon Riders some of them no older than Paolini when he wrote Eragon each take on a different aspect of the series to engage and entertain Paolini fans.

Secrets of the Dragon Riders: Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle: Completely Unauthorized (By:)

The author of ‘Here, There Be Dragons’ compiles a collection of essays from some of today’s hottest YA authors some of them no older than Christopher Paolini was when he wrote ‘Eragon’ who each present a different aspect of the series to engage and entertain Paolini fans.

The Space Opera Renaissance

‘Space opera’, once a derisive term for cheap pulp adventure, has come to mean something more in modern SF: compelling adventure stories told against a broad canvas, and written to the highest level of skill. Indeed, it can be argued that the ‘new space opera’ is one of the defining streams of modern SF. Now, World Fantasy Award winning anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer have compiled a definitive overview of this subgenre, both as it was in the days of the pulp magazines, and as it has become in 2005. Included are major works from genre progenitors like Jack Williamson and Leigh Brackett, stylish midcentury voices like Cordwainer Smith and Samuel R. Delany, popular favorites like David Drake, Lois McMaster Bujold, and Ursula K. Le Guin, and modern day pioneers such as Iain M. Banks, Steven Baxter, Scott Westerfeld, and Charles Stross.

Love is Hell

Sure, Love is Hell. But it,s totally worth it. In these supernatural stories by five of today’s hottest writers Melissa Marr Wicked Lovely, Scott Westerfeld Specials, Justine Larbalestier Magic or Madness, Gabrielle Zevin Elsewhere, and Laurie Faria Stolarz Blue is for Nightmares love may be twisted and turned around, but it’s more potent than ever on its quest to conquer all. From two students who let the power of attraction guide them to break the hard and fast rules of their world to the girl who falls hard for a good looking ghost with a score to settle, the clever, quirky characters in this exciting collection will break your heart, then leave you believing in love more than ever.

Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd

Acclaimed authors Holly Black Ironsideand Cecil Castellucci Boy Proof have united in geekdom to edit short stories from some of the best selling and most promising geeks in young adult literature: M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfield, Lisa Yee, and Sara Zarr. With illustrated interstitials from comic book artists Hope Larson and Bryan Lee O’Malley, Geektastic covers all things geeky, from Klingons and Jedi Knights to fan fiction, theater geeks, and cosplayers. Whether you’re a former, current, or future geek, or if you just want to get in touch with your inner geek, Geektastic will help you get your geek on!

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