Jennifer Jackson – Literary Agent

Witch King by Martha Wells is a 2024 World Fantasy Award finalist in the Best Novel category!

Congratulations to Martha Wells on winning both the 2024 Locus Award for Science Fiction Novel for System Collapse and the 2024 Locus Award for Fantasy Novel for Witch King, the first time an author has won both awards in the same year!

The 2024 Locus Award Finalists list includes both System Collapse and Witch King by Martha Wells!

Witch King by Martha Wells

“Like many another, I discovered Martha Wells via her Murderbot series. Her new novel, Witch King, is fantasy rather than science fiction, but it is equally engrossing. As in the Murderbot series, this novel has an ensemble cast, and many, many delightful characters. Tahren’s younger brother Dahin is one of them—I was always happy to see him come on stage—as is the feral child adopted by Kai and Ziede as they search for Tahren. Further, the worldbuilding is intricate but not overwhelming. Fantasy novels often present us with a monoculture; Wells gives us a complicated, many-cultured world, with complicated characters who have complicated motives. This is masterly work. Though I love the Murderbot books and eagerly await each new installment, I’d love a sequel to this one, too.” — Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine

Witch King by Martha Wells is also a 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel finalist!