Jennifer Jackson – Literary Agent

Demons of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison debuted at #29 on the USA Today bestsellers list, and has remained on the list for a second week at #49!

Witch King by Martha Wells is one of Amazon’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2023 So Far and also an Amazon Editors’ Pick for Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books in June!

Witch King by Martha Wells has debuted at #2 on the UK Sunday Times fiction hardbacks bestsellers list!

Witch King by Martha Wells is an Apple Best Book of June!

“This dual-timeline fantasy from Martha Wells, author of the wildly entertaining Murderbot Diaries, will make your head spin…in the best way possible. Kaiisteron, an immortal demon overlord known and feared by all as the Witch King, awakens to discover that his body has been killed and his spirit trapped in a cage that limits his powers—and things just go downhill from there. Wells drops the brooding, sarcastic Kai (and us readers) right into the middle of the story, using alternating chapters to bring us up to speed on the rules of her magical world and the global politics behind Kai’s predicament. This is the sort of book where you’ll want to keep going back to the map and the cast of characters presented in the prologue, but Wells’ trademark dry wit and masterful world-building make it entirely worthwhile.” — Apple Books

Witch King by Martha Wells

“Martha Wells has followed up her best-selling series of Murderbot novellas with a return to full-length, epic fantasy. Witch King, a deeply immersive throwback to a beloved (and for me, foundational) species of 1990s fantasy doorstop, is full of cataclysmic intrigues between mostly immortal families, complete with map and dramatis personae.

The titular Witch King, Kaiisteron, or Kai, wakes from an enchanted sleep to find that he and his best friend, Ziede, have been betrayed and imprisoned by someone close to them. Kai is a demon, able to wield magic and possess the bodies of the living; Ziede is a witch, able to converse with the elemental world. They use their powers to subdue and escape their would-be captor, but discover that Ziede’s wife, Tahren, is missing.

Together — gathering waifs and strays along the way — they embark on a quest to find her and root out the conspiracy that separated them. As they search for answers, Kai remembers his early life fighting necromantic wizards called Hierarchs and rebuilding the world they broke.

Kai is very good at protecting those he has chosen to care for, and part of the pleasure of Witch King comes from seeing his keen-edged competence at work, contrasted with moments of profound, bewildered vulnerability. Kai’s timelines play off each other wonderfully: Elements introduced in a dizzying rush of world building become welcome context for the flashbacks, which in turn escalate tension in the present. Wells is working at the height of her powers here, and it’s relaxing to be carried along for a ride in the company of such a phenomenal storyteller.” — The New York Times