Martha Wells has written fantasy, including The Books of the Raksura series (beginning with The Cloud Roads), the Ile-Rien series (including The Death of the Necromancer) and science fiction (The Murderbot Diaries series) as well as YA fantasy novels, short stories, media tie-ins (for Star Wars, Stargate: Atlantis, and Magic: the Gathering), and non-fiction. She has won a Nebula Award, a Hugo Award, an ALA/YALSA Alex Award, a Locus Award, and her work has appeared on the Philip K. Dick Award ballot, the USA Today Bestseller List, and the New York Times Bestseller List.