M.T. Anderson books

M.T. Anderson is an American author of young adult and children's books known for the dystopian novel Feed, the National Book Award-winning Octavian Nothing duology, and the comic Pals in Peril series.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Open Your Eyes 2003 Buy
Sixteen 2004 Buy
Gothic!: Ten Original Dark Tales 2004 Buy
Twice Told 2006 Buy
The Restless Dead 2007 Buy
Twenty-First Annual Collection 2008 Buy
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd 2009 Buy
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick 2011 Buy
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales 2014 Buy

Horizon Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Horizon 2017 Buy
Apex Predator 2018 Buy
Deadzone 2017 Buy
A Warp in Time 2018 Buy
Liferaft 2019 Buy

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Symphony for the City of the Dead 2015 Buy

Norumbegan Quartet Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Game of Sunken Places 2004 Buy
The Suburb Beyond the Stars 2010 Buy
The Empire of Gut and Bone 2011 Buy
The Chamber in the Sky 2012 Buy

Pals in Peril Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Whales on Stilts! 2005 Buy
The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen 2006 Buy
Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware 2007 Buy
Agent Q, or The Smell of Danger! 2009 Buy
Zombie Mommy 2011 Buy
He Laughed with His Other Mouths 2014 Buy

Picture Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Handel, Who Knew What He Liked 2001 Buy
Strange Mr. Satie 2003 Buy
The Serpent Came to Gloucester 2005 Buy
Me, All Alone, At The End Of The World 2005 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Thirsty 1997 Buy
Burger Wuss 1999 Buy
Feed 2002 Buy
Yvain 2017 Buy
Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017 Buy
Fatal Throne 2018 Buy
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018 Buy
The Daughters of Ys 2020 Buy
Elf Dog and Owl Head 2023 Buy
Nicked 2024 Buy

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Pox Party 2006 Buy
The Kingdom on the Waves 2008 Buy

M.T. Anderson writes books for young readers that range from laugh-out-loud absurd to deeply serious. His 2002 novel Feed imagined a future where everyone has a computer feed implanted in their brain, and it has become a standard text in discussions about technology and consumer culture. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation won the National Book Award in 2006 for its unflinching look at slavery and the American Revolution.

Anderson’s range is remarkable. The Pals in Peril series is broad comedy for middle-grade readers, featuring titles like Whales on Stilts! and Zombie Mommy. The Norumbegan Quartet is a fantasy adventure series. His picture books include Handel, Who Knew What He Liked and Strange Mr. Satie, biographies of classical composers for young children. He also wrote the non-fiction Symphony for the City of the Dead about the siege of Leningrad.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has M.T. Anderson written?

M.T. Anderson has written 41 books across eight series.

What was M.T. Anderson's first book?

M.T. Anderson’s first book is Thirsty, published in 1997.

What is M.T. Anderson best known for?

Anderson is best known for Feed, a dystopian young adult novel about a future where the internet is connected directly to people’s brains, and The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

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