Martha Wells best books, ranked
Martha Wells — 11 titles in the rankings, first published between 2017 and 2026. They average 8.2, above the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. 2 of the series have a reading order worth keeping to.
Editor’s note Most readers know her for The Murderbot Diaries: start with All Systems Red, a short novella. Network Effect, the first full-length Murderbot novel, is her best-rated book here. Before Murderbot she wrote fantasy — the Books of the Raksura and the Ile-Rien novels.
- Ranked titles
- 11 books
- Average score
- 8.2
- Total ratings
- 15.7K
- First published
- 2017–2026
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Books by Martha Wells
- Network Effect1.6K ratings
8.98.9 / 10 - Exit Strategy1.9K ratings
8.58.5 / 10 - Artificial Condition2.6K ratings
8.48.4 / 10 - All Systems Red4K ratings
8.38.3 / 10 - Fugitive Telemetry1.4K ratings
8.38.3 / 10 - Rogue Protocol2.2K ratings
8.38.3 / 10 - System Collapse1K ratings
8.28.2 / 10 - Queen Demon41 ratings
8.08.0 / 10 - Platform Decay368 ratings
8.08.0 / 10 - Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory457 ratings
7.97.9 / 10 - Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy189 ratings
7.97.9 / 10
Series by Martha Wells
Reading order of Martha Wells's series
2 series with a set order — each one opens on the volume to read first.
All books by Martha Wells in order →Other books by Martha Wells
Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.
- 1993The Element of Fire
- 1995City of Bones
- 1998The Death of the Necromancer
- 2000Wheel of the Infinite
- 2004The Ships of Air
- 2011The Cloud Roads
- 2019Nebula Awards Showcase 2019
- 2023Witch King
- Murderbot Diaries
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