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Martha Wells

(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.

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy

Series

Ile-Rien
1. The Element of Fire (1993)
2. The Death of the Necromancer (1998)

Fall of Ile-Rien
   1. The Wizard Hunters (2003)
   2. The Ships of Air (2004)
   3. The Gate of Gods (2005)

Books of the Raksura
   1. The Cloud Roads (2011)
   2. The Serpent Sea (2012)
   3. The Siren Depths (2012)
   4. The Edge of Worlds (2016)
   5. The Harbors of the Sun (2017)
   The Tale of Indigo and Cloud (2014)

Emilie
1. Emilie and the Hollow World (2013)
2. Emilie and the Sky World (2014)

Stories of the Raksura
0. The Falling World (2014)

Murderbot Diaries
   1. All Systems Red (2017)
   2. Artificial Condition (2018)
   3. Rogue Protocol (2018)
   4. Exit Strategy (2018)
   5. Network Effect (2020)
   6. Fugitive Telemetry (2021)
   7. Home (2021)

Novels

   City of Bones (1995)
   Wheel of the Infinite (2000)
   Blade Singer (2014) (with Aaron de Orive)

Collections

Between Worlds (2015)
Take Us to a Better Place (2020) (with Madeline Ashby, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Calvin Baker, Frank Bill, Yoon Ha Lee, Karen Lord, Mike McClelland, Achy Obejas and David A Robertson)

Series contributed to

Stargate Atlantis
2. Reliquary (2006)
6. Entanglement (2007)

Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion
1. Razor's Edge (2013)

Star Wars (with Tom Angleberger, Sarwat Chadda, S A Chakraborty, Mike Chen, Adam Christopher, Katie Cook, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S Dawson, Tracy Deonn, Seth Dickinson, Alexander Freed, Jason Fry, Christie Golden, Hank Green, Rob Hart, Lydia Kang, Michael Kogge, R F Kuang, C B Lee, Mackenzi Lee, John Jackson Miller, Michael Moreci, Daniel José Older, Mark Oshiro, Amy Ratcliffe, Beth Revis, Lilliam Rivera, Cavan Scott, Emily Skrutskie, Karen Strong, Anne Toole, Catherynne M Valente, Austin Walker, Django Wexler, Kiersten White, Gary Whitta, Brittany N Williams, Charles Yu and Jim Zub)
From a Certain Point of View: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (2020)

Short stories

	Thorns (1995)
	Bad Medicine (1997)

Awards

	Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : The Death of the Necromancer
	Philip K Dick Award Best Book nominee (2017) : All Systems Red
	Nebula Awards Best Novella winner (2018) : All Systems Red

Martha Wells recommends

The Whitefire Crossing (2011)
(Shattered Sigil, book 1)
Courtney Schafer
"A tense adventure fantasy, with magic, intrigue, and engaging characters in a desperate race to cross a deadly mountain range... an exciting original read."

No Return (2013)
(Jeroun, book 1)
Zachary Jernigan
"NO RETURN is a rich, diverse, inventive fantasy, in a style that reminds me in some ways of Tanith Lee's TALES FROM THE FLAT EARTH books. Zachary Jernigan has created a stunningly original world and I can't wait to see where he takes it next."

Duskfall (2016)
(Chaos Queen, book 1)
Christopher Husberg
"This is a dark epic and a gritty page-turner, with complex characters making hard decisions and wrestling with the past. It's a great fantasy debut and shouldn't be missed."

At the Table of Wolves (2017)
(Dark Talents, book 1)
Kay Kenyon
"At the Table of Wolves is a fabulous read. It's got the feel of Foyle's War and the tense mystery plot of a spy thriller. I enjoyed every bit of it."

For the Killing of Kings (2018)
(Ring-Sworn Trilogy, book 1)
Howard Andrew Jones
"For the Killing of Kings is a fast-paced adventure combined with an engrossing mystery, all set in a unique and original fantasy world. I can't wait to find out what happens next!"

A Memory Called Empire (2019)
(Teixcalaan, book 1)
Arkady Martine
"A Memory Called Empire is a murder mystery wrapped up in a political space opera, and deeply immerses the reader in a unique culture and society. I very much enjoyed it and look forward to what Martine does next."

The Luminous Dead (2019)
Caitlin Starling
"A tense psychological thriller and a gripping survival story that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. It's a dark ride that's worth every step."

Empress of Forever (2019)
Max Gladstone
"This is galaxy-saving space opera with cool original settings and a unique band of adventurers that change each other for the better. It was a wild ride and I really enjoyed it."

This Is How You Lose the Time War (2019)
Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
"This is How You Lose the Time War is rich and strange, a romantic tour through all of time and the multiverse, and you shouldn't miss a moment."

Winter's Orbit (2021)
Everina Maxwell
"A captivating love story with engaging characters, wrapped around a murder mystery with high-stakes multi-world politics. Winter’s Orbit reminds me in the best way of the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold. I can’t wait to see what Maxwell does next!"

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (2021)
(Monk & Robot, book 1)
Becky Chambers
"An optimistic vision of a lush, beautiful world."

Siren Queen (2022)
Nghi Vo
"Nghi Vo has become one of my favorite writers, and Siren Queen is lush and brilliant, a mesmerizing journey into a pre-code Hollywood that is all sharp edges, with the darkest magic and highest stakes."

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