Martha Wells
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| Martha Wells | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genres | Fantasy and science fiction |
Martha Wells is an American fantasy and science fiction author.
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[edit] Biography
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 (one forthcoming in spring 2007), 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 third novel, The Death of the Necromancer (1998), was nominated for a Nebula award. These two stand-alone novels 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 Ships of Air (2004), and The Gate of Gods (2005). In 2006, she released a revised edition of The Element of Fire which is also available in HTML on her website.[1]
Martha Wells' other fantasy novels are City of Bones (1995) and Wheel of the Infinite (2000). Both are stand-alone books. Her fantasy short stories include "The Potter's Daughter" in the anthology Elemental (2006), which has been selected to appear in The Year's Best Fantasy #7 (2007). This story features one of the main characters from The Element of Fire. Three prequel short stories to the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy are slated to be published in Black Gate Magazine in 2007 and 2008.
Wells is known for the complex, realistically-detailed societies she creates; this is often credited to her academic background in anthropology.
In February 2006, she published Reliquary, a novel set in the Stargate Atlantis universe. Another Stargate Atlantis novel, Entanglement, was published in spring 2007. Wells also wrote "Archaeology 101," a short story based on Stargate SG-1 for issue #8 (Jan/Feb 2006) of the official Stargate Magazine. (See Stargate literature)
[edit] Published works
[edit] Stand-alone fantasy novels
- City of Bones (1995, ISBN 0-312-85686-5)
- Wheel of the Infinite (2000, ISBN 0-380-97335-9)
[edit] Ile-Rien stories
Listed in order of the internal chronology, not by year of publication.
- "The Potter's Daughter" (2006 short story, Elemental: the Tsunami Relief Anthology ISBN 0-765-31562-9, The Year's Best Fantasy #7 ISBN 9-781-89239150-6)
- The Element of Fire (1993, ISBN 312-85374-2; revised edition 2006, ISBN 0-615-13571-4)
- The Death of the Necromancer (1998, ISBN 0-380-97334-0)
[edit] Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy
- The Wizard Hunters (2003, ISBN 0-380-97788-5)
- The Ships of Air (2004, ISBN 0-380-97789-3)
- The Gate of Gods (2005, ISBN 0380-97790-7)
[edit] Stargate stories
- Reliquary (2006 Stargate Atlantis novel, ISBN 0-9547343-7-8)
- Entanglement (2007 Stargate Atlantis novel, ISBN 1-905586-03-5)
- "Archaeology 101" (2006 Stargate SG-1 short story, Stargate Magazine)
[edit] Other short stories
- "Thorns" (1995, Realms of Fantasy)
- "Bad Medicine" (1997, Realms of Fantasy)
- "Wolf Night" (2006, Lone Star Stories[2])
- "Reflections" (2007, Black Gate Magazine)
- "Holy Places" (2007, Black Gate Magazine)
[edit] Non-fiction
- "Don't Make Me Tongue You: John Crichton and D'Argo and the Dysfunctional Buddy Relationship" (2005, Farscape Forever, ISBN 1-932100-61-X)
- "Neville Longbottom: the Hero With a Thousand Faces" (2006, Mapping the World of Harry Potter, ISBN 1-932100-59-8)
[edit] External links
- Martha Wells' official website
- Martha Wells' blog
- Martha Wells at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Wells, Martha |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
