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Updated 2026-07-11 / 63 books / 12 series
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 Martha Wells Books in Chronological Order
1993
The Element of Fire
POoIB / 1
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1995
City of Bones
POoSN / 1
Buy
1998
The Death of the Necromancer
POoIB / 2
Buy
2000
Wheel of the Infinite
POoSN / 2
Buy
2003
The Wizard Hunters
POoFOIB / 1
Buy
2004
The Ships of Air
POoFOIB / 2
Buy
2005
Flipside(By: Sally Malcolm)
POoSAB / 1
Buy
2005
Rising(By: Sally Malcolm)
POoSAB / 2
Buy
2005
The Gate of Gods
POoFOIB / 3
Buy
2006
Halcyon(By: James Swallow)
POoSAB / 3
Buy
2006
Reliquary
POoSAB / 4
Buy
2006
The Chosen(By: Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen)
POoSAB / 5
Buy
2006
Choices(By: James Swallow)
POoSAB / 6
Buy
2006
Exogenesis(By: Sonny Whitelaw,ElizabethChristensen)
POoSAB / 7
Buy
2007
Blood Ties(By: Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen)
POoSAB / 8
Buy
2007
Entanglement
POoSAB / 9
Buy
2007
Casualties of War(By: Elizabeth Christensen)
POoSAB / 10
Buy
2008
Mirror, Mirror(By: Sabine C. Bauer)
POoSAB / 11
Buy
2008
Nightfall(By: James Swallow)
POoSAB / 12
Buy
2008
Angelus(By: Peter J. Evans)
POoSAB / 13
Buy
2009
Brimstone(By: David Niall Wilson,Patricia Lee Macomber)
POoSAB / 14
Buy
2009
Dead End(By: Chris Wraight)
POoSAB / 15
Buy
2010
Hunt and Run(By: Aaron Rosenberg)
POoSAB / 16
Buy
2011
The Cloud Roads
POoBOTRB / 1
Buy
2011
Allegiance(By: Melissa Scott,Amy Griswold)
POoSAB / 17
Buy
2011
Homecoming(By: Melissa Scott,Jo Graham)
POoSAB / 18
Buy
2011
Death Game(By: Jo Graham)
POoSAB / 19
Buy
2011
The Lost(By: Amy Griswold,Jo Graham)
POoSAB / 20
Buy
2012
The Serpent Sea
POoBOTRB / 2
Buy
2012
The Siren Depths
POoBOTRB / 3
Buy
2012
Secrets(By: Melissa Scott,Jo Graham)
POoSAB / 21
Buy
2012
The Furies(By: Jo Graham)
POoSAB / 22
Buy
2013
The Other Half of the Sky
POoFAB / 1
Buy
2013
Emilie and the Hollow World
POoEB / 1
Buy
2013
Razor's Edge
POoSWEaRB / 1
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2013
Inheritors(By: Melissa Scott,Amy Griswold,Jo Graham)
POoSAB / 23
Buy
2014
The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud
POoSOTRB / 1
Buy
2014
Emilie and the Sky World
POoEB / 2
Buy
2014
Honor Among Thieves(By: James S.A. Corey)
POoSWEaRB / 2
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2014
Blade Singer(With: Aaron de Orive)
POoSN / 3
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2014
The Tale of Indigo and Cloud
POoBOTRB / 4
Buy
2015
Between Worlds
POoSSC / 1
Buy
2016
To 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 / 2
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2016
The Edge of Worlds
POoBOTRB / 5
Buy
2017
All Systems Red
POoMDB / 1
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2017
The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below
POoSOTRB / 2
Buy
2017
The Harbors of the Sun
POoBOTRB / 6
Buy
2018
Artificial Condition
POoMDB / 2
Buy
2018
Rogue Protocol
POoMDB / 3
Buy
2018
Exit Strategy
POoMDB / 4
Buy
2018
Compulsory
POoMDB / 5
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2018
Obsolescence
POoMDB / 6
Buy
2018
Pride of the Genii(By: Melissa Scott)
POoSAB / 24
Buy
2020
Retellings 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 / 3
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2020
Network Effect
POoMDB / 7
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2020
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
POoMDB / 8
Buy
2020
Unascended(By: Jo Graham)
POoSAB / 25
Buy
2021
Fugitive Telemetry
POoMDB / 9
Buy
2023
Witch King
POoTRWB / 1
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2023
System Collapse
POoMDB / 10
Buy
2025
Queen Demon
POoTRWB / 2
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2025
Rapport
POoMDB / 11
Buy
2026
Platform Decay
POoMDB / 12
Buy
Martha Wells Book Series Reading Orders /
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01
Between Worlds
2015
Buy
01
City of Bones
1995
Buy
02
Wheel of the Infinite
2000
Buy
03
Blade Singer(With: Aaron de Orive)
2014
Buy
01
The Wizard Hunters
2003
Buy
02
The Ships of Air
2004
Buy
03
The Gate of Gods
2005
Buy
01
Emilie and the Hollow World
2013
Buy
02
Emilie and the Sky World
2014
Buy
02
Honor Among Thieves(By: James S.A. Corey)
2014
Buy
01
Flipside(By: Sally Malcolm)
2005
Buy
02
Rising(By: Sally Malcolm)
2005
Buy
03
Halcyon(By: James Swallow)
2006
Buy
05
The Chosen(By: Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen)
2006
Buy
06
Choices(By: James Swallow)
2006
Buy
07
Exogenesis(By: Sonny Whitelaw,ElizabethChristensen)
2006
Buy
08
Blood Ties(By: Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen)
2007
Buy
10
Casualties of War(By: Elizabeth Christensen)
2007
Buy
11
Mirror, Mirror(By: Sabine C. Bauer)
2008
Buy
12
Nightfall(By: James Swallow)
2008
Buy
13
Angelus(By: Peter J. Evans)
2008
Buy
14
Brimstone(By: David Niall Wilson,Patricia Lee Macomber)
2009
Buy
15
Dead End(By: Chris Wraight)
2009
Buy
16
Hunt and Run(By: Aaron Rosenberg)
2010
Buy
17
Allegiance(By: Melissa Scott,Amy Griswold)
2011
Buy
18
Homecoming(By: Melissa Scott,Jo Graham)
2011
Buy
19
Death Game(By: Jo Graham)
2011
Buy
20
The Lost(By: Amy Griswold,Jo Graham)
2011
Buy
21
Secrets(By: Melissa Scott,Jo Graham)
2012
Buy
22
The Furies(By: Jo Graham)
2012
Buy
23
Inheritors(By: Melissa Scott,Amy Griswold,Jo Graham)
2013
Buy
24
Pride of the Genii(By: Melissa Scott)
2018
Buy
25
Unascended(By: Jo Graham)
2020
Buy
01
The Element of Fire
1993
Buy
02
The Death of the Necromancer
1998
Buy
01
The Cloud Roads
2011
Buy
02
The Serpent Sea
2012
Buy
03
The Siren Depths
2012
Buy
04
The Tale of Indigo and Cloud
2014
Buy
05
The Edge of Worlds
2016
Buy
06
The Harbors of the Sun
2017
Buy
01
All Systems Red
2017
Buy
02
Artificial Condition
2018
Buy
03
Rogue Protocol
2018
Buy
04
Exit Strategy
2018
Buy
07
Network Effect
2020
Buy
08
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
2020
Buy
09
Fugitive Telemetry
2021
Buy
10
System Collapse
2023
Buy
12
Platform Decay
2026
Buy
01
The Other Half of the Sky
2013
Buy
02
To 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)
2016
Buy
03
Retellings 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)
2020
Buy
01
The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud
2014
Buy
02
The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below
2017
Buy
Where to start with Martha Wells
What is the best order to read Martha Wells books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.