Martha Wells

Martha Wells is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for the Murderbot Diaries, a series of novellas and novels featuring a self-described 'SecUnit'—a part-robot, part-organic construct who hacked its own governance module and now just wants to watch television serials. The series has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. She won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel twice (Network Effect in 2021 and System Collapse in 2024) and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (Witch King in 2024). Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Wells published her first fantasy novel The Element of Fire in 1993 and has written extensively in both fantasy and SF. The Murderbot Diaries became a sensation from the first novella All Systems Red (2017), winning the Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus awards. The series is celebrated for its mordantly funny narrator, emotional depth, and exploration of autonomy and identity. Wells lives in College Station, Texas. She was named a SFWA Grand Master candidate and is one of the most beloved authors in contemporary speculative fiction.