Afterworlds

Scott Westerfeld

Sep 2014 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld comes a “masterful” (Cory Doctorow) novel-within-a-novel that you won’t be able to put down.

Darcy Patel has put college on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. With a contract in hand, she arrives in New York City with no apartment, no friends, and all the wrong clothes. But lucky for Darcy, she’s taken under the wings of other seasoned and fledgling writers who help her navigate the city and the world of writing and publishing. Over the course of a year, Darcy finishes her book, faces critique, and falls in love.

Woven into Darcy’s personal story is her novel, Afterworlds, a suspenseful thriller about a teen who slips into the “Afterworld” to survive a terrorist attack. The Afterworld is a place between the living and the dead, and where many unsolved—and terrifying—stories need to be reconciled. Like Darcy, Lizzie too falls in love…until a new threat resurfaces, and her special gifts may not be enough to protect those she cares about most.

Ratings and reviews

Was an exceptional novel, definitely a must read if you haven't already, but I nearly broke down over some hidden pretty talk, and holy crap. THAT brought back some feels from the third Uglies book, the Specials.

This book brought up so many questions for me and has made me want to sit down and restart work on a book that I started years ago! The way he bounces from Lizzie's story to Darcy's is phenomenal and if ever I was to become a YA author, Scott Westerfeld would be my Kiralee or Standerson! I highly recommend this book.

I really enjoyed it, another great one from Westerfeld

About the author

Scott Westerfeld is the author of the Leviathan series, the first book of which was the winner of the 2010 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. His other novels include the New York Times bestseller Afterworlds, the worldwide bestselling Uglies series, The Last Days, Peeps, So Yesterday, and the Midnighters trilogy. Visit him at ScottWesterfeld.com or follow him on Twitter at @ScottWesterfeld.