William Sleator
William Sleator (Feb. 13, 1945 - Aug. 2, 2011) was an American SF writer for YA and children. A gay man, he included gender themes in some of his writings. House of Stairs is probably his best-known book, about children trapped in a strange house, who are unwilling participants in a Skinner-style behavioral experiment.
Notable books
- Interstellar Pig (1984) - female alien in disguise as a gay male
- The Green Futures of Tycho (1981)
- House of Stairs (1974)
- Singularity (1985)
- Oddballs (1993; autobiographical)
- The Last Universe (2005)