About

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 twenty-five languages.

Featured Work

Witch King

2023
Cover of Witch King, art by Cynthia Sheppard

After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai's magic to his own advantage

Other Works

  • The Murderbot Diaries: System Collapse

    2023

  • The Murderbot Diaries: Fugitive Telemetry

    2021

  • The Murderbot Diaries: Network Effect

    2020

  • The Murderbot Diaries: Artificial Condition

    2018

  • The Murderbot Diaries: Rogue Protocol

    2018

  • The Murderbot Diaries: Exit Strategy

    2018

  • The Harbors of the Sun

    2017

  • The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red

    2017

  • The Edge of Worlds

    2016

  • Star Wars: Razor's Edge

    2013

  • The Serpent Sea

    2012

  • The Siren Depths

    2012

  • The Cloud Roads

    2011

  • Stargate Atlantis: Entanglement

    2007

  • Stargate Atlantis: Reliquary

    2006

  • The Gate of Gods

    2005

  • The Ships of Air

    2004

  • The Wizard Hunters

    2003

  • Wheel of the Infinite

    2000

  • The Death of the Necromancer

    1998

Awards and Recognition

  • Hugo Award for Best Novella, 2018, for The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red
  • Nebula Award for Best Novella, 2018, for The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red
  • Hugo Award for Best Novella, 2019, for The Murderbot Diaries: Artificial Condition
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2021, for Network Effect
  • Hugo Award for Best Series, 2021, for The Murderbot Diaries
  • Nebula Award for Best Novel, 2021, for Network Effect
  • Young Adult Library Services Association Alex Award, 2018, for The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red
  • Member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, 2022