Reading order · 4 books · 2005 to 2007 · Set in Uglyville
Uglies Books in Order
In Uglies, everyone has an operation at sixteen to become beautiful. Tally Youngblood can hardly wait, until a friend shows her what the operation really costs.
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Series facts
The reading order
Every Uglies book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in Uglyville
- 1Uglies2005With Tally YoungbloodTally Youngblood is nearly sixteen and longs for the operation that will make her pretty.Buy on Amazon
- 2Pretties2005With Tally YoungbloodTally finds herself in the beautiful, endless party of New Pretty Town, but something is not right.Buy on Amazon
- 3Specials2006With Tally YoungbloodTally faces a new transformation, and a new loyalty.Buy on Amazon
- 4Extras2007With Aya FuseYears later, in Japan, a fifteen-year-old named Aya longs to be famous in a world where fame is everything.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Uglies, Pretties and Specials in order. Extras is set a few years later in Japan.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
Characters in the Uglies books
5 characters from Scott Westerfeld’s chart, with the number of Uglies books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Tally YoungbloodGirl about to turn pretty | 4 | Uglies 2005 |
| Aya FuseFame-seeking "extra" | 1 | Extras 2007 |
| ShayTally's rebellious friend | 3 | Uglies 2005 |
| DavidBoy raised in the Smoke | 3 | Uglies 2005 |
| ZaneLeader of the Crims | 2 | Pretties 2005 |