Darrell

Darrell asked Martha Wells:

I have tons of questions, but I'll try to stick to a few. 1) Since Raksura are usual born in clutches of 5, what happened to Jade's and Balm's clutchmates? Were they stillborn or did they die later? 2) In The Edge of Worlds, will we get to see more of the social dynamic in a Raksura colony (like faction, clutches, family relationships, etc)? Really can't wait for the new book! Thanks for writing such incredible books!

Martha Wells 1) The other three were stillborn. This was basically the first incident that started the court's slow decline, though they wouldn't have realized that at the time. In the turns after that, Pearl's next clutch was stillborn, and there were a lot of deaths among the Aeriat, and then some time after that was when the sister queen Amber had a clutch where only two warriors survived, Spring and Snow, and then Amber died.

2) Yes, definitely! Though they do leave the court for the most of the story, I try to show as much of the social dynamic as I can, because I really enjoy writing it.

And thank you for reading them!

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J asked Martha Wells:

Hi, I love your work! I got hooked on Murderbot and just started The Element of Fire. After Murderbot I read all your Raksura works, and to use your parlance, they’re shitting amazing. Do you think you’ll ever revisit that universe? Whether it involves Indigo Cloud, the forerunners or some distant future, I’d be thrilled to read more about the flying lizard people you’ve created. Either way, thanks for all your work!

Dive

Dive asked Martha Wells:

Hello. I just finished All Systems Red. I absolutely loved the book. Your characterization of the Murderbot/SecUnit hit me really hard. I hadn't felt this much about anything for quite a while. Thank you so much for writing this book. I'm really looking forward to its sequel. I hope all is well with my favorite Unit?

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A Goodreads user asked Martha Wells:

Ms. Wells, I have vastly enjoyed all of your books so far, so thank you for many hours of entertainment. Are there any plans to release an audio book version of Harbors of the Sun? I would love to be able to listen to it.

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