Martha Wells has written many fantasy novels, including The Books of the Raksura series (beginning with The Cloud Roads), the Ile-Rien series (including the Nebula-nominated The Death of the Necromancer) as well as YA fantasy novels, short stories, media tie-ins, and non-fiction. Her most recent fantasy novels are The Edge of Worlds (2016) and the newly released The Harbors of the Sun, the last book in The Books of the Raksura series.Recently I asked Wells about what she was reading. Her reply:
The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch - This is a novella in the Peter Grant/Rivers of London series. It's a fantasy series set in modern day London, about a young police constable who worksVisit Martha Wells's website.for the division of the police that takes care of magic-related crime. I love British TV mysteries and fantasy and this series combines the best of both worlds, and the tone is so engaging and funny.
Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee - This is an SF novel, the sequel to last year's Ninefox Gambit. It's military SF, which I don't read that often, but the lush worldbuilding, relatable characters, and the complexity of the story about technology and belief has really grabbed me. It's also an exciting, fast-paced plot, and I don't have any idea what's going to happen next.
Bright Thrones by Kate Elliott - This is another novella set in an ongoing series, which started with the novel Court of Fives. This is a secondary world fantasy series, a gripping, tense story about a young woman trying to keep herself and her mother and sisters alive under an oppressive colonial government undergoing a violent political upheaval. The story is absolutely edge-of-your-seat engrossing and I can't wait for the third book in the trilogy, which is due out soon.
The Page 69 Test: The Harbors of the Sun.
--Marshal Zeringue
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