Martha Wells is the author of more than a dozen fantasy novels, including The Wizard Hunters, The Ships of Air, The Gate of Gods, The Element of Fire, and the Nebula-nominated The Death of the Necromancer. A full-length trilogy introducing the Raksura universe was released in 2011 and 2012, and is followed by a two-volume set of four novellas, all published by Night Shade Books.
Praise for Stories of the Raksura, Volume Two and The Books of the
Raksura
"Breathtakingly surprising and fun. Wells is a master
worldbuilder.”—The New York Times
“Wildly original world-building, diverse and engaging characters,
and a thrilling adventure plot. It’s that rarest of fantasies:
fresh and surprising, with a story that doesn’t go where ten
thousand others have gone before.“—N. K. Jemisin, author of The
Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
“Truly inventive and stunningly imaginative world building
perfectly melded with vivid, engaging characters make the Books of
the Raksura one of my all-time favorite science-fiction
series.”—Kate Elliott, author of the Crown of Stars series
“Martha Wells continues her Raksura series with another collection
of novellas and shorter works. If you've never read the original
trilogy (beginning with Cloud Roads), this is a fine introduction,
but you really owe it to yourself to read them all. It's quite
unlike anything else in the genre —with a core cast of non-human
characters, it creates an entirely fresh, matriarchal fantasy world
with its own biology, ecology, technology, and magic.”—Barnes &
Noble's New Book Round-up
"Immensely pleasing. . . the shorter stories still encompass
everything that makes the novels so satisfying, from the daily
interactions between Raksura to the incredible creatures, mysteries
and landscapes of the Three Worlds, and if Martha Wells were to
never write anything other than Raksura stories from now on, as
much as I love her other work, I can't say I'd complain."—A Dribble
of Ink
"That rarity—a completely unique and stunning fantasy world.”—Hugo
Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear
“Martha Wells writes fantasy the way it was meant to be—poignant,
evocative, and astonishing. Prepare to be captivated 'til the sun
comes up.”—Kameron Hurley, author of The Mirror Empire and God's
War
“With these books Wells is writing at the top of her game, and
given their breadth, originality, complexity, this series is
showing indications it could become one of the landmark series of
the genre.”—Adventures Fantastic
“An imaginative world of engaging characters . . . the dramatic
battles, tough decisions, and character dynamics shine
through.”—Publishers Weekly
“Martha Wells' Raksura books are dense, and complex, with truly
amazing world building, and non-human characters who are quite
genuinely alien, yet still comprehensible and sympathetic.”—Kelly
McCullough, author of the WebMage series and the Fallen Blade
novels
Praise for Stories of the Raksura, Volume Two and The Books of the
Raksura
"Breathtakingly surprising and fun. Wells is a master
worldbuilder.”—The New York Times
“Wildly original world-building, diverse and engaging characters,
and a thrilling adventure plot. It’s that rarest of fantasies:
fresh and surprising, with a story that doesn’t go where ten
thousand others have gone before.“—N. K. Jemisin, author of The
Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
“Truly inventive and stunningly imaginative world building
perfectly melded with vivid, engaging characters make the Books of
the Raksura one of my all-time favorite science-fiction
series.”—Kate Elliott, author of the Crown of Stars series
“Martha Wells continues her Raksura series with another collection
of novellas and shorter works. If you've never read the original
trilogy (beginning with Cloud Roads), this is a fine introduction,
but you really owe it to yourself to read them all. It's quite
unlike anything else in the genre —with a core cast of non-human
characters, it creates an entirely fresh, matriarchal fantasy world
with its own biology, ecology, technology, and magic.”—Barnes &
Noble's New Book Round-up
"Immensely pleasing. . . the shorter stories still encompass
everything that makes the novels so satisfying, from the daily
interactions between Raksura to the incredible creatures, mysteries
and landscapes of the Three Worlds, and if Martha Wells were to
never write anything other than Raksura stories from now on, as
much as I love her other work, I can't say I'd complain."—A Dribble
of Ink
"That rarity—a completely unique and stunning fantasy world.”—Hugo
Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear
“Martha Wells writes fantasy the way it was meant to be—poignant,
evocative, and astonishing. Prepare to be captivated 'til the sun
comes up.”—Kameron Hurley, author of The Mirror Empire and God's
War
“With these books Wells is writing at the top of her game, and
given their breadth, originality, complexity, this series is
showing indications it could become one of the landmark series of
the genre.”—Adventures Fantastic
“An imaginative world of engaging characters . . . the dramatic
battles, tough decisions, and character dynamics shine
through.”—Publishers Weekly
“Martha Wells' Raksura books are dense, and complex, with truly
amazing world building, and non-human characters who are quite
genuinely alien, yet still comprehensible and sympathetic.”—Kelly
McCullough, author of the WebMage series and the Fallen Blade
novels
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