Let's make this birthday one to remember.

62 years old (Born on May 05, 1963)

Happy Birthday, Scott Westerfeld! May your day be as thrilling and futuristic as the worlds you've created. From making us question beauty standards in "Uglies" to keeping our hearts racing through epic space battles in "The Killing of Worlds," you've consistently proven that imagination has no limits—though deadlines might!

Here's hoping this year brings you even more success than Tally Youngblood's hoverboard tricks or Emperor Risen's empire-building skills. Keep inspiring readers everywhere with your brilliant storytelling, sharp wit, and uncanny ability to make dystopian futures oddly appealing. Cheers to another orbit around the sun filled with creativity—and fewer plot twists involving writer’s block!