Martha Wells

American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1964 · age 62

Martha Wells is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has published a number of science fiction and fantasy (SF/F) novels, young adult novels, media tie-ins, short stories, and nonfiction essays on SF/F subjects. Her novels have been translated into twelve languages.

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2024Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelAwardLocus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAward2023Dragon Award for Best Fantasy NovelAward2022Locus Award for Best NovellaAward2021“The big danger to humans is not raiders, angry human-eating fauna, or rogue SecUnits; it’s other humans.”In their wordsChapter 1 (p. 9)Read the whole statement

“I can’t tell if that’s you being passive aggressive or you being willfully obtuse.”In their wordsChapter 4 (p. 49)Read the whole statement

Hugo Award for Best SeriesAwardLocus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAwardNebula Award for Best NovelAward2020“I’ve had clients who thought they needed an absurd level of security.”In their wordsChapter 1 (p. 1)Read the whole statement

“Data suggests family dramas bear a less than 10 percent resemblance to actual human families, which is unsurprising and also a relief, considering all the murders.”In their wordsChapter 3 (p. 38)Read the whole statement

“Was that a subtle threat?”I said, “No. It wasn’t subtle.”In their wordsChapter 8 (p. 142)Read the whole statement

“(If I got angry at myself for being angry I would be angry constantly and I wouldn’t have time to think about anything else.)(Wait, I think I am angry constantly.”In their wordsChapter 11 (p. 205)Read the whole statement

Bob Morane award for best foreign novelAwardJulia-Verlanger AwardAward2019Hugo Award for Best NovellaAwardLocus Award for Best NovellaAward2018Hugo Award for Best NovellaAwardLocus Award for Best NovellaAwardNebula Award for Best NovellaAward1964Born1 September 1964

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Since she was human she was doing it slowly (it was like watching algae grow).
2021 · Chapter 2 (p. 16), Own words
Humans have a bad tendency to use weapons unnecessarily and indiscriminately.
2020 · Chapter 2 (pp. 20-21), Own words
She said that in the normal human adolescent exasperated and borderline whiney tone. (That’s actually statistically normal for human adults, too.)
2020 · Chapter 8 (pp. 135-136), Own words