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‘The longing for fairy-tale beauty has never looked so sinister’ Amanda Craig, The Times ‘Westerfeld introduces thought-provoking issues’ Publishers Weekly ‘Superb sci-fi.’ Amanda Craig, The Times Supplement

‘Fast paced, exciting and thought-provoking.’ The Bookseller's Choice Either way, Tally's world will never be the same. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission she's programmed to complete. Still, it's easy to tune that out - until she's offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. Tally still has memories of something else. A super-amped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid.īut maybe being perfectly programmed with strength and focus isn't better than anything she's ever known. Tally thought they were a rumor, but now she's one of them. The series contains adult themes so is recommended for ages 12+.ĭiscover more of our favourite dystopian books for teens on our blog.The third installment of Scott Westerfeld's New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series - a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. You need to read the books in order, starting with book one Uglies. The Uglies movie will be produced by and star Joey King, from The Kissing Booth. Uglies is currently being adapted by Netflix. Since then, Westerfeld has returned to the Uglies world with the Impostors series in 2018, a spin-off series, set in the future after Tally's rebellion.

Uglies is book one in what was orginally a trilogy, but became four books when Extras was published two years later. Sinister and action-packed, the Uglies series questions modern views on beauty and conformity and was at the forefront of the YA dystopian trend.

Set in a futuristic, dystopian world, where everyone is born “Ugly” but turned “Pretty” by extreme cosmetic surgery at aged 16, it follows the story of teenage rebel Tally Youngblood. Uglies is an immensely popular YA science fiction series by American author, Scott Westerfled.