Malorie Blackman
OBE is a British writer of speculative fiction, most famous for her
Noughts & Crosses series, which uses a fictional dystopia setting to explore racism. She has also written countless novels for teenagers and young adults. She's also notable as the first non-white person to ever write an episode of
Doctor Who after 55 years, with
"Rosa".
Novels for young adults and children:
- Not So Stupid!: 1990
- Trust Me, 1992,
- Words Last Forever, 1998
- The Noughts & Crosses series, in reading order:
- Noughts & Crosses, 2001
- An Eye for an Eye (novella), 2003
- Knife Edge, 2004
- Checkmate, 2005
- Double Cross, Doubleday, 6 November 2008
- Nought Forever (novella), Penguin, 2019
- Crossfire, 8 August 2019
- Endgame, Penguin, 16 September 2021
- The Stuff of Nightmares, 2007
- Unheard Voices, 2007
- Boys Don’t Cry, 2010
- Noble Conflict, 2013
Novels for children and teenagers:
- Hacker, 1992
- Operation Gadgetman!, 1993
- Jack Sweettooth the 73rd, 1995
- The Space Stowaway, Ginn, 1995
- Whizziwig (illustrated by Stephen Lee), 1995
- Thief, 1995
- ANTIDOTE, 1996
- Pig Heart Boy, 1997
- Animal Avengers (illustrated by Bill Greenhead and Stik),1999
- Dangerous Reality, Doubleday, 1999
- Don't Be Afraid,(illustrated by Bob Harvey), 1999
- Forbidden Game, 1999
- Hostage (illustrated by Derek Brazell), 1999
- Tell Me No Lies, 1999
- Whizziwig Returns (illustrated by Stephen Lee), 1999
- Dead Gorgeous, 2002
- Cloud Busting, 2004
- The Deadly Dare Mysteries ,2005, (contents: Deadly Dare, 1995, Computer Ghost, 1997, Lie Detectives , 1998; illustrated by Neil Chapman)
Short fiction:
