William Sleator (Feb 131945-) is a noted science fiction author who writes primarily for the so-called "junior adult" audience (pre-teens and adolescents), but has also occasionally written for younger audiences. His books typically deal with adolescents coming across a peculiar phenomenon related to an element of theoretical science, then trying to deal with the situation. A theme that is frequently intertwined with the science fiction plotline is that of family relationships, especially between siblings.

Due to the suspenseful and often eerie nature of some of his works, Sleator has been compared to young adult horror writer R. L. Stine. Others cite a strong resemblance to the paranoid, dream-like style of Franz Kafka, which is most notable in The House of Stairs, one of Sleator's most powerful novels.

Sleator, a Harvard graduate, lives in Boston, Massachusetts and in Thailand; elements of Thai culture occasionally turn up in his stories. He grew up with a sister, Vicky, and two brothers, Daniel and Tycho.

Bibliography

• The Angry Moon (1970)
• Blackbriar (1972)
• Run (1973)
• The House of Stairs (1974)
• Among the Dolls (1975)
• Take Charge: A Personal Guide to Behavior Modification (1976) (non-fiction; with William H Redd)
• Into the Dream (1979)
• Once, Said Darlene (1979)
• The Green Futures of Tycho (1981)
• That's Silly (1981)
• Fingers (1983)
• Interstellar Pig (1984)
• Singularity (1985)
• The Boy Who Reversed Himself (1986)
• The Duplicate (1988)
• Strange Attractors (1989)
• The Spirit House (1991)
• Others See Us (1993)
• Oddballs (1993) (collection)
• Dangerous Wishes (1995)
• The Night the Heads Came (1996)
• The Beasties (1997)
• The Boxes (1998)
• Rewind (1999)
• Boltzmon! (1999)
• Marco's Millions (2001)
• Parasite Pig (2002)
• The Boy Who Couldn't Die (2004)
• The Last Universe (2005)
• Hell Phone (2006)

External links

• The William Sleator page at The Green Futures of Tycho fan site.

1945 births | Living people | American science fiction writers | American children's writers

William Sleator