The first three novels in the “Uglies” series are dominated by straight white people. DiversityĪs the YA community pushes for more diversity in publishing, it’s easy to see how white-washed fiction can be sometimes. Although it might be a lot to wish for, I expect Westerfeld to push the story even further in “Imposters.” I want him to take his characters places readers never could have imagined - a familiar tingle of excitement mixed with new boundaries. They sacrifice their values and themselves.īy bringing readers back to the “Uglies” universe, Westerfeld is essentially promising to deliver the same adventure and characterization that fans fell for in his earlier novels. Some of them have to accept that everything they have ever thought about the world is wrong. Sure, they travel to unfamiliar lands, they plot to take down the government, they get rescued and they get captured, but they also learn and grow so much. In the “Uglies” series, the characters embark on both physical and emotional adventures. The different forms and uses of the society’s advanced technology were intertwined in every scene of the novel, creating an intricate and unique world. Fascinating TechnologyĪmong other things, “Uglies” gave readers hoverboards, an interface ring that tracks people’s locations and helps them interact with their surroundings and of course, surgical practices that can completely transform someone’s appearance. Below are four things fans might expect from Westerfeld’s new additions. 11, the first of Westerfeld’s new novels will follow a teen girl whose father has sent her into a perilous situation to pretend to be her much more charming twin sister.Īlthough the plot of “Impostors” sounds vastly different than the body modification premise in the original series, I am hoping that fans will still be able to sink into a world that feels familiar and does the previous novels justice. Now, 13 years after the first novel was published, Westerfeld has announced that he will be releasing four more books in the “Uglies” world, starting with “ Impostors.” With a publication date of Sept. In the series’ futuristic setting, teenagers undergo a special surgery when they reach age 16 that makes them look physically perfect but negatively impacts their minds. While the series was initially slated to be a trilogy, Westerfeld added another novel to his creative dystopian world in 2006 when he released “ Extras,” a companion novel to the first three books. In 2005, author Scott Westerfeld released “ Uglies,” the first installment of what would later become a beloved young adult book series.
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