Witch King

Martha Wells

Tor Publishing Group, May 30, 2023 - Fiction - 432 pages

From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes a remarkable story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose.

"I didn't know you were a... demon."
"You idiot. I'm the demon."
Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' WITCH KING....

After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well.

But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence?

Kai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions.

He’s not going to like the answers.

WITCH KING is Martha Wells’s first new fantasy in over a decade, drawing together her signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with, alongside breathtaking action and adventure, and the wit and charm we’ve come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation.

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User Review  - oceancat - LibraryThing

To say I already loved Martha Wells' writing going into this book would be an understatement. Her series The Murderbot Diaries is my absolute favorite book series. I was extremely excited to read a ...

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User Review  - jennybeast - LibraryThing

This is a really interesting world and a good crew of characters -- I particularly love the culture of the Grass kings and how they invite demons in. It feels a little bit like a heist movie crossed ...

About the author

MARTHA WELLS has written many fantasy novels, including The Wizard Hunters, Wheel of the Infinite, the Books of the Raksura series (beginning with The Cloud Roads and ending with The Harbors of the Sun), and the Nebula-nominated The Death of the Necromancer, as well as YA fantasy novels, short stories, and nonfiction. Her New York Times and USA Today-bestselling Murderbot Diaries series has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Witch King
• Author: Martha Wells
• Publisher: Tor Publishing Group, 2023
• ISBN: 1250826802, 9781250826800
• Length: 432 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure; Fiction / Fantasy / Epic