New Releases by Martha Wells

The Year''s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy selected by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. This latest installment of the prestigious Nebula Awards Showcase anthology series--which has been published annually since 1966--reprints winning and nominated works for the 56th Annual Nebula Awards as voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). Nebula Awards Showcase 56 features an introduction by former two-term SEWA President and Nebula-winning author Cat Rambo, as well as stories and excerpts by this year''s Nebula Award winners (P. Djèlí Clark, Greg Kasavin, T. Kingfisher, Sarah Pinsker, Martha Wells, John Wiswell), and finalists.

Kaiisteron, prince démon incarné parmi les humains, et son amie Ziede, sorcière de son état, se réveillent inhumés dans un tombeau abandonné au beau milieu de l’océan. Sans aucun souvenir d’y être venus... À coups d’invocations et de possessions mentales, ils remontent la piste d’une autre disparition inquiétante, celle de Tahren Stargard, l’épouse de Ziede. Ce sera le fil rouge de leur quête, puisque Tahren doit elle aussi jouer un rôle crucial dans le renouvellement des alliances politiques en cours, en tant que représentante de son peuple, les Bienheureux immortels. « Une fantasy follement originale et complexe, qui explore comment les révolutions se gagnent par la confiance et meurent par égoïsme. Martha Wells s’illustre par ses personnages non-humains sombres et puissants, qui n’ont besoin que d’un soupçon de bonté pour déployer tout leur redoutable potentiel. » - N. K. Jemisin Prix Locus 2024

Best-seller do New York Times Vencedor dos prêmios Hugo, Locus e Nebula A premiada série de Martha Wells finalmente chega ao Brasil! Alerta vermelho é o primeiro livro da série Diário de um robô-assassino, atualmente sendo adaptada pela Apple TV. Qual é a primeira coisa que lhe vem à cabeça quando você pensa em um robô humanoide que hackeia o próprio sistema e conquista autonomia? Um banho de sangue? Bem, o autointitulado robô-assassino de Alerta vermelho tem outras prioridades... Mais especificamente, maratonar milhares de horas de conteúdo audiovisual em seu feed de entretenimento. Isso, é claro, se os humanos deixarem. Porém, ao ser enviado como parte de uma expedição a um planeta remoto — até mesmo um robô precisa trabalhar —, uma série de eventos misteriosos coloca em risco os humanos que ele foi designado a proteger. Mesmo sem entender muito bem o motivo, ele agora se importa de verdade com a segurança daquele grupo irritante — e ninguém vai tocar nos humanos dele. O robô vai se certificar disso. Ao explorar os limites da inteligência artificial, intrigas políticas e questões como autonomia e identidade pessoal, Martha Wells transcende as fronteiras da ficção científica ao oferecer uma narrativa que seduz tanto entusiastas do gênero quanto leitores ávidos por uma história envolvente.

Collecting Martha Wells'' Element of Fire and Death of the Necromancer for the first time in one place, in a new and revised edition! From the author of Witch King and the Murderbot Diaries: Both novels included in this volume have been revised and updated. These are the author’s preferred texts. The Element of Fire The kingdom of Ile-Rien lies in peril, menaced by sorcerous threats and devious intrigue, when Kade, bastard sister of King Roland, appears unexpectedly at court. The illegitimate daughter of the old king and the Queen of Air and Darkness herself, Kade''s true desires are cloaked in mystery. It falls to Thomas Boniface, Captain of the Queen''s Guard, to keep the kingdom from harm. But is one man''s steel enough to counter all the magic of fayre? The Death of the Necromancer Nicholas Valiarde is a passionate, embittered nobleman and the greatest thief in all of Ile-Rien. On the gaslit streets of the city, Nicholas assumes the guise of a master criminal, stealing jewels from wealthy nobles to finance his quest for a long-pursued vengeance. But Nicholas''s murderous mission is being interrupted by a series of eerie, unexplainable, and fatal events. A dark magic opposes him, and traces of a necromantic power that hasn''t been used for centuries abound. Nicholas and his compatriots find themselves battling an ancient evil. And if they lose? Death would be preferable to the fate that awaits them.... At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Für den zu einer – wenn auch wortkargen – Sicherheitseinheit umfunktionierten Killerbot droht die schlimmste Aufgabe, die man sich vorstellen kann. Sie muss (a) einen Mord auf Preservation Station aufklären (nicht so schlimm), dafür (b) mit der Stations-KI zusammenarbeiten (suboptimal, aber okay) und vor allem (c) mit Menschen reden (sehr schlimm). Als Killerbot bleibt einem auch nichts erspart ...

MURDERBOT - I DIARI DELLA MACCHINA ASSASSINA Il mondo è in mano alle grandi corporazioni, che forniscono tutto il necessario anche per le missioni interplanetarie. Soprattutto gli androidi di sorveglianza, che garantiscono l''incolumità delle squadre di esplorazione. Ma in una società in cui i contratti se li aggiudica il miglior offerente, qualche imprevisto può sempre succedere. Su un lontano pianeta, per esempio, alcuni scienziati eseguono rilievi sulla superficie convinti che l''Unità di Sicurezza con componenti organiche fornita dalla compagnia vegli su di loro. Murderbot, invece, è riuscita a hackerare il proprio modulo di controllo e, dotata di una sensibilità tutt''altro che meccanica, inizia un avventuroso viaggio alla ricerca di sé.

A New York Times Bestseller. A Washington Post Bestseller. A USA Today Bestseller. Everyone''s favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells''s bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series. Am I making it worse? I think I''m making it worse. Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize. But there’s something wrong with Murderbot; it isn’t running within normal operational parameters. ART’s crew and the humans from Preservation are doing everything they can to protect the colonists, but with Barish-Estranza’s SecUnit-heavy persuasion teams, they’re going to have to hope Murderbot figures out what’s wrong with itself, and fast! Yeah, this plan is... not going to work. The Murderbot Diaries All Systems Red Artificial Condition Rogue Protocol Exit Strategy Network Effect Fugitive Telemetry System Collapse At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Winner of the Locus Award! From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes a remarkable story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose. "I didn''t know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I''m the demon." Kai''s having a long day in Martha Wells'' WITCH KING.... After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well. But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence? Kai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions. He’s not going to like the answers. WITCH KING is Martha Wells’s first new fantasy in over a decade, drawing together her signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with, alongside breathtaking action and adventure, and the wit and charm we’ve come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes a remarkable story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose. Download a FREE sneak peek today! "I didn''t know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I''m the demon." Kai''s having a long day in Martha Wells'' WITCH KING.... After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well. But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence? Kai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions. He’s not going to like the answers. WITCH KING is Martha Wells’s first new fantasy in over a decade, drawing together her signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with, alongside breathtaking action and adventure, and the wit and charm we’ve come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

El 21 de mayo de 1980, Star Wars se volvió una verdadera saga con el lanzamiento de El Imperio Contraataca. Para honrar el cuadragésimo aniversario, cuarenta narradores recrean una escena icónica de la película a través de los ojos de un personaje secundario, desde héroes y villanos, hasta droides y criaturas de la galaxia. Desde otro punto de vista. El Imperio Contraataca reúne las contribuciones de autores de bestsellers y artistas que han marcado tendencias y son voces de la historia literaria de Star Wars: • AUSTIN WALKER explora la improbable asociación de un cazarrecompensas dengario y un IG-88 mientras persiguen a Han Solo. • HANK GREEN describe la vida de un naturalista al cuidado de tauntauns en el planeta helado de Hoth. • TRACY DEONN trata las oscuras profundidades de la cueva de Dagobah, donde Luke se enfrenta a una visión aterradora. • MARTHA WELLS revela el mundo de los clanes ugnaught que habitan en las profundidades de la Ciudad Nube. • MARK OSHIRO cuenta de nuevo el trágico relato de dolor y supervivencia de los wampas. • SETH DICKINSON se cuestiona sobre el costo de servir a un imperio despiadado mientras se encuentra en el puente de mando de una nave imperial rumbo su perdición. Además, muchos otros relatos hilarantes, angustiosos o sorprendentes de Tom Angleberger, Sarwat Chadda, S. A. Chakraborty, Mike Chen, Adam Christopher, Katie Cook, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S. Dawson, Alexander Freed, Jason Fry, Christie Golden, Rob Hart, Lydia Kang, Michael Kogge, R. F. Kuang, C. B. Lee, Mackenzi Lee, John Jackson Miller, Michael Moreci, Daniel José Older, Amy Ratcliffe, Beth Revis, Lilliam Rivera, Cavan Scott, Emily Skrutskie, Karen Strong, Anne Toole, Catherynne M. Valente, Django Wexler, Kiersten White, Gary Whitta, Brittany N. Williams, Charles Yu, Jim Zub.

A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy ISSUE 56, May 2022 Lezli Robyn, Editor Lauren Rudin, Assistant Editor Z.T. Bright, Slush Reader Taylor Morris, Copyeditor Shahid Mahmud, Publisher Stories by David Gerrold, Shirley Song, Mike Resnick, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Larry Hodges, Candice R. Lisle, Angela Slatter, Alicia Cay Jean Marie Ward Interviews Martha Wells Serialization: Over the Wine Dark Sea by Harry Turtledove Columns by: Gregory Benford, L. Penelope Recommended Books: Richard Chwedyk Galaxy''s Edge is a bi-monthly magazine published by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor, an award winning independent press based in Maryland. Each issue of the magazine has a mix of new and old stories, a serialization of a novel, columns by L. Penelope and Gregory Benford, and book recommendations by Richard Chwydyk.

"Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory" is a short story set in the world of Martha Well''s Murderbot Diaries. This story was originally given free to readers who pre-ordered Network Effect, the fifth entry in the series. The events of "Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory" occur just after the fourth novella, Exit Strategy. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Celebrate the legacy of The Empire Strikes Back with this exciting reimagining of the timeless film featuring new perspectives from forty acclaimed authors. On May 21, 1980, Star Wars became a true saga with the release of The Empire Strikes Back. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from The Empire Strikes Back through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains, to droids and creatures. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors and trendsetting artists: • Austin Walker explores the unlikely partnership of bounty hunters Dengar and IG-88 as they pursue Han Solo. • Hank Green chronicles the life of a naturalist caring for tauntauns on the frozen world of Hoth. • Tracy Deonn delves into the dark heart of the Dagobah cave where Luke confronts a terrifying vision. • Martha Wells reveals the world of the Ugnaught clans who dwell in the depths of Cloud City. • Mark Oshiro recounts the wampa''s tragic tale of loss and survival. • Seth Dickinson interrogates the cost of serving a ruthless empire aboard the bridge of a doomed Imperial starship. Plus more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from: Tom Angleberger, Sarwat Chadda, S. A. Chakraborty, Mike Chen, Adam Christopher, Katie Cook, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S. Dawson, Alexander Freed, Jason Fry, Christie Golden, Rob Hart, Lydia Kang, Michael Kogge, R. F. Kuang, C. B. Lee, Mackenzi Lee, John Jackson Miller, Michael Moreci, Daniel José Older, Amy Ratcliffe, Beth Revis, Lilliam Rivera, Cavan Scott, Emily Skrutskie, Karen Strong, Anne Toole, Catherynne M. Valente, Django Wexler, Kiersten White, Gary Whitta, Brittany N. Williams, Charles Yu, Jim Zub All participating authors have generously forgone any compensation for their stories. Instead, their proceeds will be donated to First Book—a leading nonprofit that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to educators and organizations serving children in need. To further celebrate the launch of this book and both companies’ longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House will donate $100,000 to First Book and Disney/Lucasfilm will donate 100,000 children’s books—valued at $1,000,000—to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education.

機器人的叛逃之路，終點是──浪子回頭？ 幽默、感動、絕無冷場，科幻史上最眼神死的苦命機器人！ 讀者厭世共鳴度100%，看完齊呼：根本就是我！ ！！ 浪機回頭金不換， 偷渡──是你最好的選擇！ 脫離控制、極度危險、高規格武裝的護衛型機器人失蹤了！ 沒人發現這臺叛逃的維安配備偽裝成強化人類，混上各式船艦，一路流浪到了星系盡頭……這下身為「持有者」的曼莎博士麻煩大了。 機器人只想找出自己當年失控的真相，如果在過程中剛好挖出關於曼莎博士對手的黑料，只能說是神祕的宇宙意志了。 它不知道自己能不能及時把證據交給曼莎博士，能不能擊垮害慘它和曼莎博士的邪惡企業，唯一能確定的是： 維安配備的出廠設定沒有內建情感模式，但誰都不能惹它的人類── 誰都不能。 得獎紀錄 ★ 科幻小說大獎：雨果獎、星雲獎、軌跡獎三冠得主 ★ 榮獲美國圖書館協會艾力克斯獎、科技媒體《The Verge》年度最佳書籍 ★ 各大書評齊聲盛讚，兩萬讀者5星狂推 好評推薦 這臺眼神已死、熱愛肥皂劇的殺戮機器的冒險之旅，大概是目前市面上的科幻作品中最充滿人性的閱讀體驗了。──《全國公共廣播電台》書評 討喜、歡樂，毫無冷場又殺機四伏。──得獎科幻作者Kameron Hurley 作者賦予老套劇情全新深度，讓機器人主角帶著不被允許的人性闖蕩其中。──《出版人週刊》星級書評 我已經等不及看續集了！──《The Verge》書評

The November/December 2020 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Ken Liu, Hal Y. Zhang, Brit E.B. Hvide, Martha Wells, Lee Mandelo, and John Wiswell. Reprint fiction by Maurice Broaddus. Essays by Meghan Ball, Meg Elison, Michi Trota, and K.A. Doore, poetry by Jane Yolen, Peter Tacy, Brandon O''Brien, Valerie Valdes, and Jennifer Crow, interviews with Ken Liu and Lee Mandelo by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Julie Dillon, and editorials by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, and Elsa Sjunneson. Uncanny Magazine is a bimonthly science fiction and fantasy magazine first published in November 2014. Edited by 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 Hugo award winners for best semiprozine, and 2018 Hugo award winners for Best Editor, Short Form, Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, and Chimedum Ohaegbu and Elsa Sjunneson, each issue of Uncanny includes new stories, poetry, articles, and interviews.

"We are all a little bit Murderbot." - NPR on Martha Wells''s The Murderbot Diaries...

The Third Novel in the Hugo Award-Nominated Books of the Raksura series, from New York Times Bestselling Author Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries). All his life, Moon roamed the Three Worlds, a solitary wanderer forced to hide his true nature — until he was reunited with his own kind, the Raksura, and found a new life as consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud court. But now a rival court has laid claim to him, and Jade may or may not be willing to fight for him. Beset by doubts, Moon must travel in the company of strangers to a distant realm where he will finally face the forgotten secrets of his past, even as an old enemy returns with a vengeance. The Fell, a vicious race of shape-shifting predators, menaces groundlings and Raksura alike. Determined to crossbreed with the Raksura for arcane purposes, they are driven by an ancient voice that cries out from . . . the siren depths.

Ganadora de los premios Hugo y Locus Tiene un pasado oscuro en el que murieron muchos humanos. Y por ese pasado decidió llamarse Matabot. Pero, de la masacre que le dio nombre solo conserva un recuerdo confuso, y ahora quiere saber más. Tras unir fuerzas con un Transporte de Investigación llamado TIP (es mejor no saber qué significa esa P), Matabot se dirige a la instalación minera donde todo se descontroló. Sus descubrimientos harán que su forma de pensar cambie para siempre.

In der fernen Zukunft hat sich die Menschheit in der gesamten Galaxis ausgebreitet. Interstellare Megakonzerne haben mithilfe von seelenlosen Kampfrobotern alles unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht. Einer dieser Bots wurde nun ausgemustert und soll ein Team von Wissenschaftlern auf ihren gefährlichen Missionen beschützen. Also ein denkbar schlechter Zeitpunkt für den Bot, um ein eigenes Bewusstsein zu erlangen und über die eigene Rolle im Universum nachzudenken ...

The latest edition of the very best science fiction and fantasy as selected by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). The Nebula Awards Showcase is an anthology of the winners and nominees for the SFWA Nebula Awards. The anthology has been published continuously since 1966 and has featured the very best of science fiction and fantasy. This year''s anthology includes stories from Nebula Winners Rebecca Roanhorse, Martha Wells, and Kelly Robson as well as finalists Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Richard Bowes, K.M. Szpara, Jonathan Brazee, Sarah Pinsker, Caroline M. Yoachim, Fran Wilde, Matthew Kressel, and Jamie Wahls.