Martha Wells · novel series
The Books of the Raksura books in order
A fantasy series set in the Three Worlds, following Moon and the Raksura through questions of identity, kinship, court politics, ancient threats, and survival.
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Publication order
- 1 The Forest Boy
Book 0.1 · short_story · 2009 Optional
- 2 The Cloud Roads
Book 1 · novel · 2011
Now available in mass market paperback, The Cloud Roads is the first in the Hugo Award-nominated Books of the Raksura series, from New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries). Moon has spent his life hiding what…
- 3 The Almost Last Voyage of the Wind-ship Escarpment
Book 1.5 · short_story · 2011 Optional
- 4 The Serpent Sea
Book 2 · novel · 2012
Nominated for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Series Moon, once a solitary wanderer, has become consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud court. Together, they travel with their people on a pair of flying ships in hopes of finding a…
- 5 Adaptation
Book 2.5 · short_story · 2012 Optional
- 6 The Siren Depths
Book 3 · novel · 2012
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…
- 7 Stories of the Raksura: Volume I: The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud
Book 3.5 · collection · 2014 Optional
- 8 Stories of the Raksura: Volume II: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below
Book 3.75 · collection · 2015 Optional
- 9 The Edge of Worlds
Book 4 · novel · 2016
"An expedition of groundlings from the Empire of Kish have traveled through the Three Worlds to the Indigo Cloud court of the Raksura, shape-shifting creatures of flight that live in large family groups. The groundlings have found a…
- 10 The Harbors of the Sun
Book 5 · novel · 2017
A former friend has betrayed the Raksura and their groundling companions, and now the survivors must race across the Three Worlds to rescue their kidnapped family members. When Moon and Stone are sent ahead to scout, they quickly…
