William Sleator (1945–2011)
Author of House of Stairs
About the Author
William Sleator was born on February 13, 1945 in Harve de Grace, Maryland. In 1967, he received a BA in English from Harvard University. He mainly wrote science fiction novels for young adults. His first novel, Blackbriar, was published in 1972. He wrote more than 30 books including House of show more Stairs, Interstellar Pig, The Green Futures of Tycho, Strange Attractors, The Spirit House, The Boy Who Couldn't Die, and The Phantom Limb. His picture book, The Angry Moon, won a Caldecott Award in 1971. He died on August 3, 2011 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by William Sleator
Associated Works
Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork (2006) — Contributor — 115 copies, 4 reviews
Bruce Coville's Book of Spine Tinglers II: More Tales to Make You Shiver (1997) — Contributor — 50 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Sleator, William
- Legal name
- Sleator III, William Warner
- Birthdate
- 1945-02-13
- Date of death
- 2011-08-03
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Havre de Grace, Maryland, USA
- Place of death
- Bua Chet, Thailand
- Places of residence
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
England, UK
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Thailand
University City, Missouri, USA (childhood)
Bua Chet, Thailand (last years of life) - Education
- Harvard University (A.B. | English | 1967)
- Occupations
- novelist
pianist
children's book author
young adult writer - Relationships
- Rhode, Paul Peter (companion, -1999)
Chitsa-Ard, Siang (companion, -2008)
Sleator, Tycho (sibling) - Organizations
- Boston Ballet (pianist)
Members
Discussions
Found: Juvenile novel - Kids have to escape room with red light in Name that Book (January 2023)
Found: Sci-fi fiction book about alien tournament looking for a stone in Name that Book (April 2022)
80s children's science fiction in Name that Book (November 2016)
Children's or young adult novel based on ideas of classical conditioning in Name that Book (October 2014)
Children's Mystery Book - 20th century in Name that Book (July 2013)
Young Adult boy and girl who read each others' minds in Name that Book (November 2010)
YA SF kids in a social experiment in Name that Book (June 2010)
YA Sci-Fi "The Cube"-like Book? in Name that Book (October 2009)
YA Held Hostage in Endless Stairs in Name that Book (May 2009)
Science fiction, man trapped in a "time box" (?), lots of push-ups and sit-ups in Name that Book (January 2009)
Young Adult Novel in Name that Book (December 2008)
Trapped on endless staircase in Name that Book (August 2008)
book about teens and mind control in Name that Book (July 2008)
Book about homeless children and bizarre experiments in Name that Book (April 2008)
Reviews
Eek. I mean, they turned out ok, pretty great, actually. But I just cannot imagine raising kids in that manner. It's a lot for a parent to think about. I have no idea what kids might think.
skimmed at Camden Country library... since I did read the end, I saw the spoiler, and I got the impression that the destination, rather than the journey, was the best part of the book, so I don't need to hunt it down and read it for reals.... I do still want to read more Sleator, though
Not quite as intense as the blurb makes it seem. And the ending rather open-ended, not fully satisfying. But still another great speculative fiction story for the young and young at heart by Sleator, with excitement, insight, and a dash of humor.
Lists
Read in 1999 (1)
Best Dystopias (1)
Books with Twins (1)
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 33
- Also by
- 11
- Members
- 6,010
- Popularity
- #4,098
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 207
- ISBNs
- 240
- Languages
- 7
- Favorited
- 18
Too bad I don't remember the exact ending....
I bet the sequel isn't nearly as good, but in any case I probably won't be able to find a copy.,.. this was hard enough to find (in a number of different libraries).… (more)