Scott Westerfeld is the author of twelve New York Times bestsellers, including the Uglies series, which has sold millions of copies in thirty-five languages. Westerfeld is also known for the Leviathan trilogy, a seminal work in the steampunk genre, published in more than twenty countries.
Westerfeld's book So Yesterday won the Victorian Premier's Award, and his books have also won the Aurealis and Ditmar awards in Australia. He splits his time between Sydney and New York City. The Mortons, written with Justine Larbalestier, is his first adult book in twenty-five years.