Martha Wells has written at least 59 books. Their most popular book is All Systems Red with 2197 saves with an average rating of 4.07⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Fantasy, Science fiction, and Adventure.
Adventurous, tense, and mysterious are their most common moods. Their next book, Queen Demon, is scheduled for release on 7/8/2025.
Martha Wells has been an SF/F writer since her first fantasy novel was published in 1993, and her work includes The Books of the Raksura series, the Ile-Rien series, The Murderbot Diaries series, and other fantasy novels, most recently Witch King (Tordotcom, 2023). She has also written media tie-in fiction for Star Wars, Stargate: Atlantis, and Magic: the Gathering, as well as short fiction, YA novels, and non-fiction. She has won Nebula Awards, Hugo Awards, Locus Awards, and a Dragon Award, and her work has appeared on the Philip K. Dick Award ballot, the BSFA Award ballot, the USA Today Bestseller List, the Sunday Times Bestseller List, and the New York Times Bestseller List. She is a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, and her books have been published in thirty languages.
She is also a consulting producer on the Murderbot series for Apple TV+.
#2 of 7 in The Murderbot Diaries
2018 • 1,086 Readers • 160 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in The Books of the Raksura
2011 • 161 Readers • 278 pages • 3.9
1995 • 87 Readers • 3.7
#3 of 4 in The Books of the Raksura
2012 • 27 Readers • 320 pages • 3.8
2000 • 22 Readers • 368 pages • 3.5
#4 of 4 in The Books of the Raksura
2016 • 21 Readers • 388 pages • 3.7
2017 • 21 Readers • 416 pages • 3.8
#1 of 2 in Stories of the Raksura
2014 • 20 Readers • 224 pages • 3.5
#3.7 of 4 in The Books of the Raksura
2011 • 17 Readers • 96 pages • 3.6
2020 • 13 Readers • 821 pages • 4.8
#1 of 2 in Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion
2013 • 10 Readers • 289 pages • 3.5
5 Ile-Rien
2015 • 8 Readers • 142 pages • 4
2016 • 5 Readers • 400 pages • 3.7
2015 • 5 Readers • 450 pages • 4
#1-3 of 4 in The Books of the Raksura
2013 • 5 Readers • 911 pages • 4
#0.1 of 4 in The Books of the Raksura
2014 • 4 Readers • 176 pages
2023 • 4 Readers • 28 pages • 4
2013 • 3 Readers • 5
2020 • 3 Readers • 336 pages • 3
#3.4 of 4 in The Books of the Raksura
2013 • 2 Readers • 445 pages • 3
#1 of 1 in Tales of the Emerald Serpent
2012 • 2 Readers
2 Readers • 4
1 Reader • 154 pages
#1-4 of 7 in The Murderbot Diaries
2019 • 1 Reader • 480 pages • 1
2024 • 1 Reader • 738 pages
#0 of 4 in The Books of the Raksura
2017 • 1 Reader • 658 pages • 1
2019 • 1 Reader
2012 • 1 Reader • 3
1 Reader • 98 pages
2017 • 1 Reader
2020 • 1 Reader • 285 pages • 3
2008 • 267 pages
2017 • 352 pages
#1 of 2 in Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion
2013 • 416 pages
2019
2000 • 388 pages
#1-2 of 7 in The Murderbot Diaries
2023 • 192 pages
#2 of 2 in Stories of the Raksura
2011
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