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IMPOSTORS

Scott Westerfeld

A brand-new series set in the New York Times bestselling UGLIES universe for a new generation, featuring new characters and familiar faces.
Frey and Rafi are inseparable... but very few people have ever seen them together.

This is because Frey is Rafi's double, raised in the shadow of their rich father's fortress. While Rafi has been taught to charm, Frey has been taught to kill. Frey only exists to protect her sister. There is no other part of her life.

Frey has never been out in the world on her own until her father sends her in Rafi's place to act as collateral for a dangerous deal. Everyone thinks she's her sister but Col, the son of a rival leader, is getting close enough to tell the difference. As the stakes grow deadlier, Frey must decide whether she can trust him or anyone in her life.

With IMPOSTORS, master storyteller Scott Westerfeld returns with a new series set in the world of his mega-bestselling UGLIES - a world full of twists, turns, rebellion, and intrigue, where any wrong step could be Frey's last.

Scott Westerfeld is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series, which has been translated into 35 languages; the Leviathan series; Afterworlds; Horizon; and many other books for young readers. He was born in Texas and alternates summers between Sydney, Australia and New York City.
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Published 2018-09-11 by Scholastic Press

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Published 2018-09-11 by Scholastic Press

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"This is the second trailer for IMPOSTORS," writes Westerfeld. "The first reminded readers about hoverboards, the Smoke, and of course Tally Youngblood. But this trailer looks ahead, to four new books set in the world of Uglies." Read more...

A fun-filled, action-adventure, science fiction story that can either be a great introduction to the 'UGLIES' universe, or a welcoming return. Highly recommended.

Here's the trailer for Scott Westerfeld's IMPOSTORS. Read more...

In the decade since the original Uglies books ended, I've had thousands of fans tell me how reading the series changed themand these tellings have also changed me. All that fan fiction, fan art, cosplay, and those critiques have transformed the Uglies world in my head. It's gone from something smooth, pristine, and clean into something more organic, less sterile. Fans brought my world to life. So when the idea for IMPOSTORS struck, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to apply what my readers have taught me. The original Uglies books were about revolution, the overthrow of an oppressive regime. But getting rid of the powers-that-be is just the beginning. What happens next? History is full of revolutions that falter, revolutionaries who wind up becoming what they fought against. Progress is undone. The question of "what next" kept whispering to meespecially in light of what's happening in the real world. So I had to return to the world of the Uglies to find the heroes ready to take up Tally Youngblood's fight. IMPOSTORS is about one of those heroes, Frey, trying to find her true nature in a world where almost everything is false.

In narrator Frey, Westerfeld presents a strong, complex heroine who learns to be her own person, not just a carbon copy. Themes such as environmental conservation and individual freedom deepen the story right up to its explosive finale, which will leave readers looking forward to the next installment.

Scholastic's online preview of Scott Westerfeld's IMPOSTORS - Deception. Risk. Betrayal. Redemption. Master storyteller Scott Westerfeld is at the top of his game, and back to his most famous realm. Read more...

Even if readers aren't familiar with the original series, they'll still enjoy this well-placed novel from start to finish...Westerfeld's many, many fans will line up for this return to the world of his uberpopular Uglies

The news that UGLIES is coming to Netflix is being picked up widely. I want to share this video from Entertainment Weekly, which mentions IMPOSTORS Read more...

UK: Scholastic UK ; ANZ: Allen & Unwin ; French: Pocket Jeunesse ; Hebrew: HaKibbutz ; Italian: RW Edizioni ; Norwegian: Vigmostad & Bjorke ; Portuguese - Brazil: Record ; Russian: Eksmo ; Turkish: Pegasus

If you like kick butt characters and a strong female protagonist, then this book is a must-read.

Impressive, immaculately plotted sci-fi full of twists.