What inspired Scott Westerfield's book (and series) 'Uglies'?

According to a 2013 interview he was inspired by a friend being told they should get cosmetic surgery. This started a train of thought of "where could this lead” in a dystopian, youth-centered, future. read more

According to a 2013 interview he was inspired by a friend being told they should get cosmetic surgery. This started a train of thought of "where could this lead” in a dystopian, youth-centered, future. read more

A: Each book in the Uglies series will have more of that story. But the short version is that the Rusties (who are us, basically) were too dependent on oil. One day, a bacteria was created that changed the nature of oil and made it wildly unstable. read more

The Uglies series includes three books which document the lives of Tally and her peers: Uglies, Pretties and Specials. (You may note that Scott Westerfeld also added a fourth book to this ‘trilogy’: Extras, but I think that it does not mesh well with the others and therefore will not review it here). read more