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Martha Wells

American author Martha Wells is best known for the Murderbot Diaries series. Her books have won Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. This page provides the Martha Wells books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1993The Element of FirePOoIB · 1Buy ↗

1995City of BonesPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1998The Death of the NecromancerPOoIB · 2Buy ↗

2000Wheel of the InfinitePOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2003The Wizard HuntersPOoFOIB · 1Buy ↗

2004The Ships of AirPOoFOIB · 2Buy ↗

2005Flipside(By: Sally Malcolm)POoSAB · 1Buy ↗

2005Rising(By: Sally Malcolm)POoSAB · 2Buy ↗

2005The Gate of GodsPOoFOIB · 3Buy ↗

2006Halcyon(By: James Swallow)POoSAB · 3Buy ↗

2006ReliquaryPOoSAB · 4Buy ↗

2006The Chosen(By: Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen)POoSAB · 5Buy ↗

2006Choices(By: James Swallow)POoSAB · 6Buy ↗

2006Exogenesis(By: Sonny Whitelaw,ElizabethChristensen)POoSAB · 7Buy ↗

2007Blood Ties(By: Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen)POoSAB · 8Buy ↗

2007EntanglementPOoSAB · 9Buy ↗

2007Casualties of War(By: Elizabeth Christensen)POoSAB · 10Buy ↗

2008Mirror, Mirror(By: Sabine C. Bauer)POoSAB · 11Buy ↗

2008Nightfall(By: James Swallow)POoSAB · 12Buy ↗

2008Angelus(By: Peter J. Evans)POoSAB · 13Buy ↗

2009Brimstone(By: David Niall Wilson,Patricia Lee Macomber)POoSAB · 14Buy ↗

2009Dead End(By: Chris Wraight)POoSAB · 15Buy ↗

2010Hunt and Run(By: Aaron Rosenberg)POoSAB · 16Buy ↗

2011The Cloud RoadsPOoBOTRB · 1Buy ↗

2011Allegiance(By: Melissa Scott,Amy Griswold)POoSAB · 17Buy ↗

2011Homecoming(By: Melissa Scott,Jo Graham)POoSAB · 18Buy ↗

2011Death Game(By: Jo Graham)POoSAB · 19Buy ↗

2011The Lost(By: Amy Griswold,Jo Graham)POoSAB · 20Buy ↗

2012The Serpent SeaPOoBOTRB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Siren DepthsPOoBOTRB · 3Buy ↗

2012Secrets(By: Melissa Scott,Jo Graham)POoSAB · 21Buy ↗

2012The Furies(By: Jo Graham)POoSAB · 22Buy ↗

2013The Other Half of the SkyPOoFAB · 1Buy ↗

2013Emilie and the Hollow WorldPOoEB · 1Buy ↗

2013Razor's EdgePOoSWEaRB · 1Buy ↗

2013Inheritors(By: Melissa Scott,Amy Griswold,Jo Graham)POoSAB · 23Buy ↗

2014The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and CloudPOoSOTRB · 1Buy ↗

2014Honor Among Thieves(By: James S.A. Corey)POoSWEaRB · 2Buy ↗

2014Emilie and the Sky WorldPOoEB · 2Buy ↗

2014Blade Singer(With: Aaron de Orive)POoSN · 3Buy ↗

2014The Tale of Indigo and CloudPOoBOTRB · 4Buy ↗

2015Between WorldsPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2016To Shape the Dark(By: Aliette de Bodard,Gwyneth Jones,Jack McDevitt,Terry Boren,Vandana Singh,Melissa Scott,Shariann Lewitt,Anil Menon,Athena Andreadis,Kiini Ibura Salaam,Jacqueline Koyanagi,Eleni Tsami,Kristin Landon,Susan Lanigan,M. Fenn,Constance Cooper,C.W. Johnson)POoFAB · 2Buy ↗

2016The Edge of WorldsPOoBOTRB · 5Buy ↗

2017All Systems RedPOoMDB · 1Buy ↗

2017The Dead City & The Dark Earth BelowPOoSOTRB · 2Buy ↗

2017The Harbors of the SunPOoBOTRB · 6Buy ↗

2018Artificial ConditionPOoMDB · 2Buy ↗

2018Rogue ProtocolPOoMDB · 3Buy ↗

2018Exit StrategyPOoMDB · 4Buy ↗

2018CompulsoryPOoMDB · 5Buy ↗

2018ObsolescencePOoMDB · 6Buy ↗

2018Pride of the Genii(By: Melissa Scott)POoSAB · 24Buy ↗

2020Retellings of the Inland Seas(By: Judith Tarr,Alexander Jablokov,James L. Cambias,Melissa Scott,Shariann Lewitt,Athena Andreadis,Elana Gomel,Christine Lucas,Eleni Tsami,Kelly Jennings,Dimitra Nikolaidou,Genevieve Williams,A.M. Tuomala,F.J. Doucet)POoFAB · 3Buy ↗

2020Network EffectPOoMDB · 7Buy ↗

2020Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, TerritoryPOoMDB · 8Buy ↗

2020Unascended(By: Jo Graham)POoSAB · 25Buy ↗

2021Fugitive TelemetryPOoMDB · 9Buy ↗

2023Witch KingPOoTRWB · 1Buy ↗

2023System CollapsePOoMDB · 10Buy ↗

2025Queen DemonPOoTRWB · 2Buy ↗

2025RapportPOoMDB · 11Buy ↗

2026Platform DecayPOoMDB · 12Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2015

01Between Worlds2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Rising World Books2 books · 2023–2025

01Witch King2023Buy ↗

02Queen Demon2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels3 books · 1995–2014

01City of Bones1995Buy ↗

02Wheel of the Infinite2000Buy ↗

03Blade Singer(With: Aaron de Orive)2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Fall Of Ile-Rien Books3 books · 2003–2005

01The Wizard Hunters2003Buy ↗

02The Ships of Air2004Buy ↗

03The Gate of Gods2005Buy ↗

Publication Order of Emilie Books2 books · 2013–2014

01Emilie and the Hollow World2013Buy ↗

02Emilie and the Sky World2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion Books2 books · 2013–2014

01Razor's Edge2013Buy ↗

02Honor Among Thieves(By: James S.A. Corey)2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Stargate Atlantis Books25 books · 2005–2020

01Flipside(By: Sally Malcolm)2005Buy ↗

02Rising(By: Sally Malcolm)2005Buy ↗

03Halcyon(By: James Swallow)2006Buy ↗

04Reliquary2006Buy ↗

05The Chosen(By: Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen)2006Buy ↗

06Choices(By: James Swallow)2006Buy ↗

07Exogenesis(By: Sonny Whitelaw,ElizabethChristensen)2006Buy ↗

08Blood Ties(By: Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen)2007Buy ↗

09Entanglement2007Buy ↗

10Casualties of War(By: Elizabeth Christensen)2007Buy ↗

11Mirror, Mirror(By: Sabine C. Bauer)2008Buy ↗

12Nightfall(By: James Swallow)2008Buy ↗

13Angelus(By: Peter J. Evans)2008Buy ↗

14Brimstone(By: David Niall Wilson,Patricia Lee Macomber)2009Buy ↗

15Dead End(By: Chris Wraight)2009Buy ↗

16Hunt and Run(By: Aaron Rosenberg)2010Buy ↗

17Allegiance(By: Melissa Scott,Amy Griswold)2011Buy ↗

18Homecoming(By: Melissa Scott,Jo Graham)2011Buy ↗

19Death Game(By: Jo Graham)2011Buy ↗

20The Lost(By: Amy Griswold,Jo Graham)2011Buy ↗

21Secrets(By: Melissa Scott,Jo Graham)2012Buy ↗

22The Furies(By: Jo Graham)2012Buy ↗

23Inheritors(By: Melissa Scott,Amy Griswold,Jo Graham)2013Buy ↗

24Pride of the Genii(By: Melissa Scott)2018Buy ↗

25Unascended(By: Jo Graham)2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Ile-Rien Books2 books · 1993–1998

01The Element of Fire1993Buy ↗

02The Death of the Necromancer1998Buy ↗

Publication Order of Books Of The Raksura Books6 books · 2011–2017

01The Cloud Roads2011Buy ↗

02The Serpent Sea2012Buy ↗

03The Siren Depths2012Buy ↗

04The Tale of Indigo and Cloud2014Buy ↗

05The Edge of Worlds2016Buy ↗

06The Harbors of the Sun2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Murderbot Diaries Books12 books · 2017–2026

01All Systems Red2017Buy ↗

02Artificial Condition2018Buy ↗

03Rogue Protocol2018Buy ↗

04Exit Strategy2018Buy ↗

05Compulsory2018Buy ↗

06Obsolescence2018Buy ↗

07Network Effect2020Buy ↗

08Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory2020Buy ↗

09Fugitive Telemetry2021Buy ↗

10System Collapse2023Buy ↗

11Rapport2025Buy ↗

12Platform Decay2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Feral Astrogators Books3 books · 2013–2020

01The Other Half of the Sky2013Buy ↗

02To Shape the Dark(By: Aliette de Bodard,Gwyneth Jones,Jack McDevitt,Terry Boren,Vandana Singh,Melissa Scott,Shariann Lewitt,Anil Menon,Athena Andreadis,Kiini Ibura Salaam,Jacqueline Koyanagi,Eleni Tsami,Kristin Landon,Susan Lanigan,M. Fenn,Constance Cooper,C.W. Johnson)2016Buy ↗

03Retellings of the Inland Seas(By: Judith Tarr,Alexander Jablokov,James L. Cambias,Melissa Scott,Shariann Lewitt,Athena Andreadis,Elana Gomel,Christine Lucas,Eleni Tsami,Kelly Jennings,Dimitra Nikolaidou,Genevieve Williams,A.M. Tuomala,F.J. Doucet)2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Stories Of The Raksura Books2 books · 2014–2017

01The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud2014Buy ↗

02The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below2017Buy ↗

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