Martha Wells is an American fantasy and science fiction author.
Martha Wells was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1964 and has a B.A. in Anthropology from Texas A&M; University. She has published seven fantasy novels, two Stargate Atlantis tie-in novels, and several short stories. Her novels have been translated into eight languages.
Wells' first published novel, The Element of Fire (1993), was a finalist for that year's Compton Crook Award, and a ru...
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Martha Wells is an American fantasy and science fiction author.
Martha Wells was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1964 and has a B.A. in Anthropology from Texas A&M; University. She has published seven fantasy novels, two Stargate Atlantis tie-in novels, and several short stories. Her novels have been translated into eight languages.
Wells' first published novel, The Element of Fire (1993), was a finalist for that year's Compton Crook Award, and a runner-up for the 1994 William Crawford Award. Her second novel, City of Bones (1995) received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and a black diamond review from Kirkus Reviews, and was on the 1995 Locus Recommended Reading List for fantasy. Her third novel, The Death of the Necromancer (1998), was nominated for a Nebula Award. The Element of Fire and The Death of the Necromancer are stand-alone novels which take place in the country of Ile-Rien, which is also the setting for the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy: The Wizard Hunters (2003), The...
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