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ⓘ About Scott Westerfeld
In the life of a Texas born Aussie, there are many things that you may find interesting. A few of those things that can be interesting about Scott Westerfeld is that the occupation of his mother and father was “computer programmer”. Scott Westerfeld’s upbringing, in such an environment can be considered to be rather “futuristic”. This is due to the fact that his parents were computer programmers before the time within which computers had become such a household item. Therefore, Scott Westerfeld was always kind of on the middle of futuristic times and things, which may have given him the idea of writing his books in the future. Some of the people who had been some sort of a motivation for Scott Westerfeld, as an author include: lain Banks, Joanna Russ, Nicola Griffith, and Samuel R. Delany.
All Book Series by Scott Westerfeld
The Mortons
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2026 Co-authored · Justine Larbalestier
The World of the Golden Compass
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2007
What If We Were Bicycles?
Single-title series · published 2027 Co-authored · Justine Larbalestier
Liferaft
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2019 Anthology · Aditi Khorana
Bubbles and the Opposite Potion
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2002 Anthology · Christopher Cook,Catherine Hapka
Brand-New Blossom
Book 2 of 15 · published 2002 Anthology · Bill Alger,Paul Siefken
Buttercup, the Better Cop
Book 3 of 15 · published 2002 Anthology · Christopher Cook,Paul Siefken,Michele Parrish-McKnight
Not Another Buttercup
Book 4 of 15 · published 2002 Anthology · Christopher Cook,Paul Siefken
Forever Blowing Bubbles
Book 6 of 15 · published 2002 Anthology · Stephanie Gladden,Elizabeth Lenhard,Michele-Parrish-McKnight
Blossom and the Haunted House
Book 7 of 15 · published 2002 Anthology · Tracey West
Buttercup and the Mind-Reading Juice
Book 8 of 15 · published 2002 Anthology · Tracey West
Buttercup's Monster Challenge
Book 9 of 15 · published 2002 Anthology · Tracey West
Buttercup's Terrible Temper Tantrums
Book 14 of 15 · published 2002 Anthology · Paul Kupperberg
Bubbles in the Middle
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2002 Anthology · Aaron Rosenberg
Five Seasons of Angel
Book 3 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Peter S. Beagle,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Candace Havens,Glenn Yeffeth,Michelle Sagara,Steven Harper,Amy Berner,Marguerite Krause,Abbie Bernstein,Jennifer Crusie,Don DeBrandt,K. Stoddard Hayes,Joy Davidson,Don Kerns
Stepping through the Stargate
Book 4 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad
What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue
Book 5 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Shanna Caughey
The Anthology at the End of the Universe
Book 6 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,Adam-Troy Castro,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,Mark W. Tiedemann,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,Glenn Yeffeth,Selina Rosen,Amy Berner,Maria Alexander,Marguerite Krause,Bruce Bethke,Don DeBrandt,Marie-Catherine Caillava,Mike Byrne
The War of the Worlds
Book 8 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans
Navigating the Golden Compass
Book 9 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets
Book 11 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Flirting With Pride And Prejudice
Book 12 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie
King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!
Book 14 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · David Brin
Totally Charmed
Book 15 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Maggie Shayne,Rebecca York,Jody Lynn Nye,Evelyn Vaughn,Tanya Huff,Vera Nazarian,Jennifer Crusie
The Unauthorized X-Men
Book 16 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Len Wein
This Is Chick-Lit
Book 17 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Welcome to Wisteria Lane
Book 18 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson
The Battle for Azeroth
Book 20 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Jody Lynn Nye,Justina Robson,Doranna Durgin,Bill Fawcett,Mel White,James John Bell,James M. Ward,Scott Cuthbertson,Nancy Berman,Jerry Jackson,Chris McCubbin,Maressa Hecht Orzack,Nancy Durgin
Boarding the Enterprise
Book 22 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold
So Say We All
Book 23 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch
Investigating CSI
Book 24 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez
Coffee at Luke's
Book 26 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie
Jack Bauer for President
Book 28 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Richard Miniter
Halo Effect
Book 29 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason
Serenity Found
Book 33 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Orson Scott Card,Jacob Clifton,Michael Marano,Jane Espenson,Natalie Haynes,Nathan Fillion
Batman Unauthorized
Book 35 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Alan J. Porter
Secrets of the Dragon Riders
Book 36 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · James A. Owen
James Bond in the 21st Century
Book 38 of 41 · published 2009 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth
You Do Not Talk About Fight Club
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt
Nexus
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2018 Co-authored · Margo Lanagan,Deborah Biancotti
Last Night, a Superhero Saved My Life
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2016
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Scott Westerfeld?
In the life of a Texas born Aussie, there are many things that you may find interesting. A few of those things that can be interesting about Scott Westerfeld is that the occupation of his mother and father was “computer programmer”. Scott Westerfeld’s upbringing, in such an environment can be considered to be rather “futuristic”.
Which Scott Westerfeld series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Powerpuff Girls Plus You Club series, the earliest of Scott Westerfeld's multi-book series: it opens with Bubbles and the Opposite Potion (2002) and runs to 15 books across 2002, ending with Bubbles in the Middle (2002). Scott Westerfeld's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Scott Westerfeld written?
Scott Westerfeld has 109 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2027. 90 of them belong to 15 named series — the largest being the Powerpuff Girls Plus You Club series with 15 books — and 19 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Scott Westerfeld's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Scott Westerfeld's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Powerpuff Girls Plus You Club (2002, 15 books), Succession (2003, 2 books) and Midnighters (2004–2006, 3 books), plus 11 more.
How are Scott Westerfeld's books organised into series?
This guide splits Scott Westerfeld's 109 books into 15 named series and 19 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Powerpuff Girls Plus You Club (15 books, 2002); Horizon (5 books, 2017–2019); Impostors (4 books, 2018–2022); Uglies (4 books, 2005–2006); Leviathan (3 books, 2009–2011), plus 10 further series.