American science fiction and fantasy author born in Fort Worth, Texas 1964 · 1964
Martha Wells Books in Order
34 books · 2 series · 1993-2026
Martha Wells is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has published a number of science fiction and fantasy (SF/F) novels, young adult novels, media tie-ins, short stories, and nonfiction essays on SF/F subjects. Her novels have been translated into twelve languages. Wells credits her academic background in anthropology for her interest in designing complex, realistically detailed societies within her novels.
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 |  | The Future of Work: Compulsory | 2018 | Amazon |
| 1 |  | All Systems Red | 2017 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Artificial Condition | 2018 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Rogue Protocol | 2018 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Exit Strategy | 2018 | Amazon |
| 4.5 |  | Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory | 2021 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Network Effect | 2020 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | Fugitive Telemetry | 2021 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | System Collapse | 2023 | Amazon |
| 7.5 |  | Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy | 2025 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | Platform Decay | 2026 | Amazon |
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Element of Fire | 1993 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | The Death of the Necromancer | 1998 | Amazon |
| — |  | The Wizard Hunters | 2003 | Amazon |
| — |  | The Ships of Air | 2004 | Amazon |
| — |  | The Gate of Gods | 2005 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
Standalone books
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | City of Bones | 1995 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Wheel of the Infinite | 2000 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Stargate Atlantis: Entanglement | 2007 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | The Cloud Roads | 2011 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | The Serpent Sea | 2012 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | The Siren Depths | 2012 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Emilie and the Hollow World | 2013 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | Star Wars - Razor's Edge | 2013 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | Emilie and the Sky World | 2014 | Amazon |
| 10 |  | The Gods of HP Lovecraft | 2015 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | The Edge of Worlds | 2016 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | The Harbors of the Sun | 2017 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | Star Wars - Empire Strikes Back - From a Certain Point of View | 2020 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | Murderbot Diaries | 2023 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | Witch King | 2023 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1 | 2024 | Amazon |
| 17 |  | Queen Demon | 2025 | Amazon |
| 18 | Compulsory (duplicate of OL24747433W) | — | Amazon |
Reading Martha Wells in order
Martha Wells has 2 series in our catalogue. Each one above is listed in reading order with its position number, so you can start at book one and work forward.
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