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Scott Westerfeld

    5. máj 1963

    Scott Westerfeld je autorom bestsellerov YA podľa New York Times. Jeho diela sa často zaoberajú sociálnymi a politickými témami v dystopických svetoch, kde skúma hranice slobody, identity a povahu ľudskej spoločnosti. Westerfeldov štýl je známy svojou svižnou akciou a prenikavými pohľadmi na dospievajúcu psychiku, čo z neho robí pozoruhodného rozprávača v žánri YA.

    Scott Westerfeld
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    Leviathan
    Behemoth
    Goliath
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    Krásni
    • Uglies. Netflix Tie-In

      • 432 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      The story follows a gripping narrative that intertwines personal struggles with larger societal issues. Characters grapple with complex relationships and moral dilemmas, leading to profound transformations. Themes of resilience, love, and the quest for identity are explored against a backdrop of contemporary challenges. With its compelling plot and rich character development, this book promises to captivate readers and translate beautifully to the screen as it becomes a major motion picture on Netflix.

      Uglies. Netflix Tie-In2024
    • The UFO Paradox

      • 272 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      Examines both the physical and the spiritual sides of the UFO debate

      The UFO Paradox2024
      3,9
    • Youngbloods

      • 320 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      Master storyteller Scott Westerfeld brings back his most iconic character and merges his Impostors and Uglies series into a breathtaking tale of rivalry, rebellion, and repercussion.

      Youngbloods2022
      4,0
    • Mirror's Edge (Impostors, Book 3)

      • 352 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      The danger rises and the deception grows in the heart-stopping third book in the New York Times bestselling Impostors series! Frey's return to the city of her birth isn't going to be an easy one. She and her love Col must surge on new faces and bodies in order to infiltrate Shreve by dropping from the sky and landing undetected. Frey's sister Rafi -- no longer a twin in features, but still a twin by birth -- is the wild card. Are the sisters on the same side . . . or are they playing to their own agendas? If their father is deposed from Shreve, who will take control? And what other forces may be waiting in the wings? Mirror's Edge is another brilliant blockbuster from one of the greatest speculative writers YA fiction has ever seen, set within the world of Uglies . . . and about to converge with Uglies in a spectacular way.

      Mirror's Edge (Impostors, Book 3)2021
      4,2
    • Shatter City (Impostors, Book 2)

      • 406 stránok
      • 15 hodin čítania

      Assuming her twins identity, Frey works to destroy her father, but when a rebel uprising strands her in a city that comes under attack, Frey must step out of the shadows to find her missing sister and take action against her tyrant father.

      Shatter City (Impostors, Book 2)2019
      4,1
    • Nexus

      • 512 stránok
      • 18 hodin čítania

      X-Men meets Marissa Meyer’s Renegades when New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series Scott Westerfeld teams up with award-winning authors Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti in the final book of an explosive trilogy about six teens with unique abilities. The Zeroes are in disarray. One of them has vanished. One of them is in prison. The rest are on the most-wanted list. And something big is brewing. Accused of murdering Swarm, Bellwether is in a high-security prison, isolated and unable to use his powers of influence. Flicker, Crash, Mob, and Scam are on the run as suspected domestic terrorists. And Agent Phan of the FBI has a secret weapon up his sleeve—a teenager with a superpower that the Zeroes haven’t encountered yet. After a daring breakout, the group is drawn to New Orleans, where celebrating Mardi Gras crowds promise enormous power to anyone who can channel it. There, an army of Zeroes is gathering around a charismatic leader—whose plans are nothing short of cataclysmic. Time is running out for the Zeroes, but they must learn to trust one another again if they want to avert the looming disaster.

      Nexus2018
      4,0
    • Impostors

      • 400 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      Frey and Rafi are inseparable . . . two edges of the same knife. But Frey's very existence is a secret. In Impostors, master storyteller Scott Westerfeld returns with a new series set in the world of his mega-bestselling Uglies-a world full of twist and turns, rebellion and intrigue, where any wrong step could be Frey's last

      Impostors2018
      4,0
    • Horizon

      • 256 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania

      This harrowing tale of supernatural suspense kicks off a new series from the visionary mind of #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Scott Westerfeld. When a plane crash-lands in the arctic, eight young survivors step from the wreckage expecting to see nothing but ice and snow. Instead they find themselves lost in a strange jungle with no way to get home and little hope of rescue. Food is running out. Water is scarce. And the jungle is full of threats unlike anything the survivors have ever seen before -- from razor-beaked shredder birds to carnivorous vines and much, much worse. With danger at every turn, these eight kids must learn to work together to survive. But cliques and rivalries threaten to tear them apart. And not everyone will make it out of the jungle alive. BONUS! In the Horizon multiplatform experience, you're not just reading about the castaways, you're one of them. Join the race for survival in the FREE game, available on your browser and as an app.

      Horizon2016
      3,8
    • Swarm

      • 448 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      X-Men meets Heroes in the second book of this explosive new series about a group of teens with amazing abilities by New York Times bestselling Uglies author, Scott Westerfeld

      Swarm2016
      3,9
    • Global bestseller Scott Westerfeld returns to his Uglies heartland with a fast-paced new YA trilogy.

      Zeroes2015
      3,7
    • Aiming for Progress in Reading

      Book 1

      • 96 stránok
      • 4 hodiny čítania

      Help your students make good progress in Key Stage 3 English with our popular series, now updated for the new curriculum. The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.

      Aiming for Progress in Reading2014
    • Afterworlds

      • 599 stránok
      • 21 hodin čítania

      BELIEVING IS DANGEROUS...Darcy Patel is afraid to believe all the hype. But it's really happening - her teen novel is getting published. Instead of heading to college, she's living in New York City, where she's welcomed into the dazzling world of YA publishing. That means book tours, parties with her favorite authors, and finding a place to live that won't leave her penniless. It means sleepless nights rewriting her first draft and struggling to find the perfect ending... all while dealing with the intoxicating, terrifying experience of falling in love - with another writer.Told in alternating chapters is Darcy's novel, the thrilling story of Lizzie, who wills her way into the afterworld to survive a deadly terrorist attack. With survival comes the responsibility to guide the restless spirits that walk our world, including one ghost with whom she shares a surprising personal connection. But Lizzie's not alone in her new calling - she has counsel from a fellow spirit guide, a very desirable one, who is torn between wanting Lizzie and warning her that...BELIEVING IS DANGEROUS.In a brilliant high-wire act of weaving two epic narratives - and two unforgettable heroines - into one novel, Scott Westerfeld's latest work is a triumph of storytelling.

      Afterworlds2014
      3,7
    • Uglies (Boxed Set)

      Uglies; Pretties; Specials; Extras

      • 1600 stránok
      • 56 hodin čítania

      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….

      Uglies (Boxed Set)2012
    • A lavishly illustrated, full-color companion to Scott Westerfeld's New York Times bestselling Leviathan trilogy.A must-have for any fan of Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan trilogy, The Manual of Aeronautics is an illustrated guide to the inner workings of the Darwinist and Clanker powers. Loaded with detailed descriptions and elaborate, four-color illustrations of Darwinist beasties and Clanker walkers, weapons, transport, and uniforms, this manual highlights the international powers that Deryn and Alek encounter throughout their around-the-world adventures. This guide draws back the curtain and reveals the inner depths of Westerfeld's fascinating alternative world.

      The Manual of Aeronautics: An Illustrated Guide to the Leviathan Series2012
      4,2
    • “This whole game is just designed to make us hate ourselves.”—Shay Uglies told Tally Youngblood’s version of life in Uglyville and the budding rebellion against the Specials. Now comes an exciting graphic novel revealing new adventures in the Uglies world—as seen through the eyes of Shay, Tally’s rebellious best friend who’s not afraid to break the rules, no matter the cost. A few months shy of her sixteenth birthday, Shay eagerly awaits her turn to become a Pretty—a rite-of-passage operation called “the Surge” that transforms ordinary Uglies into paragons of beauty. Yet after befriending the Crims, a group of fellow teens who refuse to take anything in society at face value, Shay starts to question the whole concept. And as the Crims explore beyond the monitored borders of Uglyville into the forbidden, ungoverned wild, Shay must choose between the perks of being Pretty and the rewards of being real.

      Shay's Story2012
      3,7
    • Destiny meets history in the complete boxed set of the riveting, New York Times bestselling Leviathan trilogy. It is the cusp of World War I. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ genetically fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet. In this striking futuristic rendition of an alternate past where machines are pitted against genetically modified beasts, Aleksandar Ferdinand, a Clanker, and Deryn Sharp, a Darwinist, are on opposite sides in the First World War. But their paths cross in the most unexpected way, and together they embark on an around-the-world adventure….One that will change both their lives forever. This collectible boxed set contains the complete Leviathan trilogy: Leviathan, Behemoth, and Goliath.

      Leviathan (Boxed Set): Leviathan; Behemoth; Goliath2012
      4,3
    • Goliath

      • 432 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      A #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author delivers the riveting conclusion to his masterful trilogy. The tension thickens as "Leviathan" steams toward New York City with a homicidal maniac on board: secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is as it seems. Illustrations.

      Goliath2011
      4,3
    • Behemoth

      • 512 stránok
      • 18 hodin čítania

      Set against the backdrop of a war between Darwinists and Clanker Powers, the story features a formidable creature in the British navy known as the behemoth, capable of devouring enemy battleships whole. As tensions escalate, the Darwinists must harness the power of this extraordinary beast to secure their survival in a fierce and evolving conflict.

      Behemoth2010
      4,2
    • Cool Hunter

      • 315 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      Er ist jung, er ist cool, er ist Cool Hunter Lifestyle, Labels und Logos bestimmen die Welt des siebzehnjährigen Hunter Braque. Als sich der coole Trendscout auf der Jagd nach den neusten Innovationen in die lässige Jen verliebt, gerät er in mysteriöse Verstrickungen: Plötzlich fehlt von seiner Auftraggeberin jede Spur, dafür entdeckt Jen ein Paar absolut megahippe Sneaker in einer leer stehenden Fabrikhalle, die sie begeistert an sich nimmt. Die beiden Trendjäger ahnen nicht, dass sie in eine Falle getappt sind. Denn es geht um die Macht der Marken … Spannender, actionreicher Thriller mit coolem Schauplatz New York.

      Cool Hunter2010
      4,0
    • Mind-Rain

      Your Favorite Authors on Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Series

      • 250 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania

      Exploring key themes such as complacency, conformity versus rebellion, and society's obsession with beauty, this collection of essays serves as an ideal introduction to the Uglies series. It offers thought-provoking insights that are designed to ignite student debate and deepen understanding of the narrative's complexities.

      Mind-Rain2009
      3,8
    • Amours d'Enfer

      • 254 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania

      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.

      Amours d'Enfer2009
      3,1
    • Nach der Aufführung erlebten die Darsteller keine Anerkennung, sondern wurden von einer Gruppe regloser, vampirähnlicher Wesen beobachtet. Diese "Peeps", von einer Seuche betroffen, starrten mit ihren nachtschwarzen Fingernägeln und leblosen Augen auf die Schauspieler, während das Publikum fehlte.

      Peeps, Die letzten Tage2009
      3,2
    • Two opposing forces are on the brink of war. The Clankers - who put their faith in machinery - and the Darwinists - who have begun evolving living creatures into tools. Prince Aleksandar, the would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, comes from a family of Clankers, and travels the country in a walker, a heavily-fortified tank on legs. Meanwhile Deryn Sharp, a girl disguised as a boy, works for the British Empire, crewing the ultimate flying machine: an airship made of living animals. Now, as Alek flees from his own people, and Deryn crash-lands in enemy territory, their lives are about to collide...

      Leviathan2009
      3,9
    • The Uglies Trilogy

      • 3 zväzky
      • 1216 stránok
      • 43 hodin čítania

      Offers the first three volumes in the popular series featuring the surgical transformation of teenager Tally Youngblood and her friends.

      The Uglies Trilogy2007
      4,1
    • Touching Darkness

      • 336 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      The Midnighters are unprepared for a new threat that stalks them in the daylight. This time, Jessica Day is not the only Midnighter in danger in this second volume of Westerfeld's mesmerizing trilogy.

      Touching Darkness2007
      3,9
    • Just when you though the cutting–edge Uglies trilogy was over, here comes something extra from Scott Westerfeld — a world where anyone can be an instant celebrity. 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.

      Extras2007
      3,6
    • Brutti

      Due ribelli, due eroine in lotta per la libertà in un mondo dove essere belli è "legge"

      • 354 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Tally è una ragazza normale. Ma essere normali, nel suo mondo, equivale a essere brutti. Brutti solo fino a sedici anni, fino a quando non si è sottoposti per legge a un'operazione di chirurgia estetica che rende bellissimi e uguali a tutti gli altri "perfetti". Ecco perché Tally non vede l'ora di compiere sedici anni. Ma poco prima del giorno fatidico incontra Shay, che le fa scoprire il brivido dell'imprevisto e il fascino dell'imperfezione e la mette al corrente di un'inquietante versione dei fatti. Tally adesso non vede l'ora di conoscere la verità. E sarà più difficile e pericoloso di un'operazione...

      Brutti2006
      3,5
    • Blue noon

      • 344 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      The Midnighters have emerged victorious from their greatest challenge. They now know much more about the secret history of Bixby and, with the halfling dead, the Grayfoots' link to the darklings has been severed. But the cost is high. Rex's horrific experience in the desert has left him damaged, painfully suspended between light and dark. Melissa's violation of Dess's mind and the shameful revelations of her past deeds have shattered the uneasy bond among the five teenagers. What they need now is some time to heal, but what they get is the surprise of their lives when the blue time arrives in the middle of the day. It seems the walls between the secret hour and real time are crumbling, and soon the dark creatures will break through to hunt after centuries of waiting. And as if that wasn't enough for Jessica to deal with, her little sister, Beth, is becoming more and more determined to crack the secret of midnight - a goal that could have consequences more dire than she can ever have imagined.

      Blue noon2006
      3,9
    • Parasite Positive

      • 269 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      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 classes. 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.

      Parasite Positive2006
      3,8
    • "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.

      Specials2006
      3,8
    • The Killing of Worlds

      Book Two of Succession

      • 436 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      In this powerful conclusion to the first story arc of Succession--which began in "The Risen Empire"--Captain Laurent Zai, unjustly held responsible for the death of the Child Empress, and his crew are sent on a suicide mission.

      The Killing of Worlds2005
      4,2
    • Upon moving to Bixby, Oklahoma, fifteen-year-old Jessica Day learns that she is one of a group of people who have special abilities that help them fight ancient creatures living in an hour hidden at midnight; creatures that seem determined to destroy Jess.

      The Secret Hour2005
      3,9
    • Škaredí

      • 400 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      Každý může být úchvatně krásný. Vždyť co je na tom špatného? Tally bude brzy šestnáct a už se nemůže dočkat, kdy bude krásná. V jejím světě šestnácté narozeniny znamenají operaci, která člověka změní z fyzicky ošklivého na dokonale krásnou bytost a katapultuje ho do ráje špičkových technologií, kde je jeho jedinou prací nikdy nekončící zábava. Ještě několik týdnů a ... Jenže Tallyina kamarádka Shay si není zcela jistá, zda chce být krásná. Když uteče na utajené místo zvané Kouř, Tally pozná odvrácenou stranu světa krásných. Úřady ji postaví před nejhorší volbu, jakou si dokáže představit: buď najde svoji kamarádku a přivede ji zpět, nebo nikdy nebude krásná. Rozhodnutí, které učiní, její navždy změní život.

      Škaredí2005
      3,8
    • Krásni

      • 328 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      Tally je konečne krásna. Jej výzor je dokonalý, jej oblečenie je úžasné, jej frajer je totálne sexi a ona je najpopulárnejšia, nová krásna. Má všetko po čom túžila. Ale za všetkou zábavou - nekončiacimi večierkami, high-tech luxusom a úplnou slobodou - je ťaživý pocit, že niečo nie je v poriadku. Niečo dôležité. A potom dostane Tally správu zo svojej škaredej minulosti. Musí sa rozhodnúť či chce zabudnúť, alebo bude bojovať za svoj život, pretože autority nemajú v úmysle nechať na žive nikoho, kto vie o Dyme a starých škaredých.

      Krásni2005
      3,9
    • The Risen Empire

      • 352 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      In this space opera of the 21st century, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham must face the challenge of a new race of humans who want to overthrow the powerful, undead Emperor.

      The Risen Empire2004
      4,0
    • ROC Science Fiction: Polymorph

      • 276 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      Lee can change her gender and ethnicity at will, allowing her to slip freely through New York society. She thought she was the only "polymorph"... until a chance encounter with another of her kind. Now it's up to Lee to stop the renegade shapeshifter who is plotting to control the information technology in a postindustrial world, where illusion wear the face of reality, and the prize is power absolute...

      ROC Science Fiction: Polymorph1997
      3,5