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Martha Wells


USA flag (b.1964)

Martha Wells is the author of more than a dozen science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Ile-Rien series (The Death of the Necromancer) and the Books of the Raksura (The Cloud Roads). Her work has been nominated for the Nebula and Compton Crook awards and published in seven languages. Wells lives in College Station, Texas.
 

Awards: Hugo (2021), Nebula (2020)  see all

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
October 2025

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Queen Demon
(Rising World , book 2)
Series
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Fall of Ile-Rien
   1. The Wizard Hunters (2003)
   2. The Ships of Air (2004)
   3. The Gate of Gods (2005)
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Books of the Raksura
   1. The Cloud Roads (2011)
   2. The Serpent Sea (2012)
   3. The Siren Depths (2012)
   The Tale of Indigo and Cloud (2014)
   4. The Edge of Worlds (2016)
   5. The Harbors of the Sun (2017)
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Murderbot Diaries
   0.5. Compulsory (2023)
   1. All Systems Red (2017)
   2. Artificial Condition (2018)
   3. Rogue Protocol (2018)
   4. Exit Strategy (2018)
   4.5. Home (2021)
   5. Network Effect (2020)
   6. Fugitive Telemetry (2021)
   7. System Collapse (2023)
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Rising World
   1. Witch King (2023)
   2. Queen Demon (2025)
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Novels
   City of Bones (1995)
   Wheel of the Infinite (2000)
   Blade Singer (2014) (with Aaron de Orive)
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Collections
   Between Worlds (2015)
   Take Us to a Better Place (2020) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Thorns (1995)
   Bad Medicine (1997)
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Series contributed to
Stargate Atlantis
   2. Reliquary (2006)
   6. Entanglement (2007)
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Books containing stories by Martha Wells
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Robotic Ambitions (2023)
edited by
Lesley Conner and Jason Sizemore
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The Long List Anthology Volume 7 (2022)
(Long List Anthology, book 7)
edited by
David Steffen
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Nebula Awards Showcase 54 (2020)
(Nebula Award Stories, book 54)
edited by
Nibedita Sen

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Awards
2024 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : System Collapse
2024 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel : Witch King
2023 Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel : Witch King
2022 Locus Award for Best Novella : Fugitive Telemetry
2021 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Network Effect
2021 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Network Effect
2020 Nebula Award for Best Novel : Network Effect
2019 Locus Award for Best Novella : Artificial Condition
2019 Hugo Award for Best Novella : Artificial Condition
2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella : All Systems Red
2018 Locus Award for Best Novella : All Systems Red
2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella : All Systems Red

Award nominations
2024 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Witch King
2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Witch King
2024 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : System Collapse
2023 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Witch King
2020 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Network Effect
2019 Prometheus Award (nominee) : Exit Strategy
2019 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Artificial Condition
2019 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Rogue Protocol
2019 BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction (nominee) : Exit Strategy
2017 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : All Systems Red
1998 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Death of the Necromancer
1996 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : City of Bones
1994 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Element of Fire


Martha Wells recommends
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Shadow of the Smoking Mountain (2024)
(Chronicles of Hanuvar, book 3)
Howard Andrew Jones
"[N]ot-to-be-missed epic fantasy..."
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The Terraformers (2023)
Annalee Newitz
"Brilliantly thoughtful, prescient, and gripping."
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The Genesis of Misery (2022)
(Nullvoid Chronicles, book 1)
Neon Yang
"Come for the giant robot space battles, stay for the fascinating worldbuilding and the heartbreaking insight into the politics of fanaticism and emotional manipulation."

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