The Books of the Raksura Series by Martha Wells, Athena Andreadis, Kay T. Holt, Joan Slonczewski, Ken Liu, Nisi Shawl, Jack McDevitt, Melissa Scott, Alexander Jablokov, Sue Lange, Vandana Singh, Terry Boren, Aliette de Bodard, Alex Dally McFarlane, Kelly Jennings, C.W. Johnson, Cat Rambo, Christine Lucas, Tim Marquitz

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  • The Tale of Indigo and Cloud (The Books of the Raksura #.1)
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    The Tale of Indigo and Cloud (The Books of the Raksura #.1)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2014

    The Tale of Indigo and Cloud explores the history of the Indigo Cloud Court, long before Moon came to Court. In the distant past, Indigo stole Cloud from Emerald Twilight. But in doing so, the reigning Queen Cerise and Indigo are now poised for a conflict that could ruin everything.

  • Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1: The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud (The Books of the Raksura #0.1; 0.2; 0.4; 3.6)
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    Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1: The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud (The Books of the Raksura #0.1; 0.2; 0.4; 3.6)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2014

    In The Falling World, Jade, ruler of the Indigo Cloud Court, has travelled with Chime and Balm to another Raksuran court. When she fails to return, her consort Moon, along with Stone and a party of warriors and hunters, must track them down. Finding them turns out to be the easy part; freeing them from an ancient trap hidden in the depths of the Reaches is much more difficult.The Tale of Indigo and Cloud explores the history of the Indigo Cloud Court, long before Moon came to Court... more

  • The Dead City (The Books of the Raksura #0.3)
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    The Dead City (The Books of the Raksura #0.3)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2017

    "The Dead City" is a tale of Moon before he came to the Indigo Court. As Moon is fleeing the ruins of Saraseil, a groundling city destroyed by the Fell, he flies right into another potential disaster when a friendly caravanserai finds itself under attack by a strange force.

  • Stories of the Raksura, Volume 2: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below (The Books of the Raksura #0.3; 3.4; 3.5; 3.7; 3.8)
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    Stories of the Raksura, Volume 2: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below (The Books of the Raksura #0.3; 3.4; 3.5; 3.7; 3.8)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2011

    Moon, Jade, and other favorites from the Indigo Cloud Court return with two new novellas from Martha Wells.Martha Wells continues to enthusiastically ignore genre conventions in her exploration of the fascinating world of the Raksura. Her novellas and short stories contain all the elements fans have come to love from the Raksura books: courtly intrigue and politics, unfolding mysteries that reveal an increasingly strange wider world, and threats both mundane and magical... more

  • The Cloud Roads (The Books of the Raksura #1)
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    The Cloud Roads (The Books of the Raksura #1)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings · published 2011

    Moon has spent his life hiding what he is — a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged creature of flight. An orphan with only vague memories of his own kind, Moon tries to fit in among the tribes of his river valley, with mixed success. Just as Moon is once again cast out by his adopted tribe, he discovers a shape-shifter like himself... someone who seems to know exactly what he is, who promises that Moon will be welcomed into his community... more

  • The Serpent Sea (The Books of the Raksura #2)
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    The Serpent Sea (The Books of the Raksura #2)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 2012

    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 new home for their colony. Moon finally feels like he's found a tribe where he belongs. But when the travelers reach the ancestral home of Indigo Cloud, shrouded within the trunk of a mountain-sized tree, they discover a blight infecting its core... more

  • The Siren Depths (The Books of the Raksura #3)
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    The Siren Depths (The Books of the Raksura #3)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 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 now a rival court has laid claim to Moon, and Jade may or may not be willing to fight for him... more

  • The Books of the Raksura (The Books of the Raksura #1-3)
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    The Books of the Raksura (The Books of the Raksura #1-3)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2013

    The Complete Raksura Series, by Martha Wells. Containing The Cloud Roads (2011), The Serpent Sea (2012), The Siren Depths (2013).

  • The Other Half of the Sky (The Books of the Raksura #3.4 Mimesis-Short Story)
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    The Other Half of the Sky (The Books of the Raksura #3.4 Mimesis-Short Story)

    Athena Andreadis, Kay T. Holt, Joan Slonczewski, Ken Liu, Nisi Shawl, Jack McDevitt, Melissa Scott, Alexander Jablokov, Sue Lange, Vandana Singh, Terry Boren, Aliette de Bodard, Alex Dally McFarlane, Martha Wells, Kelly Jennings, C.W. Johnson, Cat Rambo, Christine Lucas

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2013

    Women may hold up more than half the sky on earth, but it has been different in heaven: science fiction still is very much a preserve of male protagonists, mostly performing by-the-numbers quests. In The Other Half of the Sky, editor Athena Andreadis offers readers heroes who happen to be women, doing whatever they would do in universes where they’re fully human.

  • Stories of the Raksura: The Falling World (The Books of the Raksura #3.6)
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    Stories of the Raksura: The Falling World (The Books of the Raksura #3.6)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2014

    In The Falling World, Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud Court, has traveled with Chime and Balm to another Raksuran court. When she fails to return, her consort, Moon, along with Stone and a party of warriors and hunters, must track them down. Finding them turns out to be the easy part; freeing them from an ancient trap hidden in the depths of the Reaches is much more difficult.Can be also found in: Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1: The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud.

  • The Dark Earth Below (The Books of the Raksura #3.7)
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    The Dark Earth Below (The Books of the Raksura #3.7)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2017

    In "The Dark Earth Below," Moon and Jade face their biggest adventure yet; their first clutch. But even as Moon tries to prepare for impending fatherhood, members of the Kek village in the colony tree's roots go missing, and searching for them only leads to more mysteries as the court is stalked by an unknown enemy. Stories of Moon and the shape changers of Raksura have delighted readers for years... more

  • The Edge of Worlds (The Books of the Raksura #4)
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    The Edge of Worlds (The Books of the Raksura #4)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 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 sealed ancient city at the edge of the shallow seas, near the deeps of the impassable Ocean. They believe it to be the last home of their ancestors and ask for help getting inside... more

  • The Harbors of the Sun (The Books of the Raksura #5)
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    The Harbors of the Sun (The Books of the Raksura #5)

    Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 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 encounter an unexpected and potentially deadly ally, and decide to disobey the queens and continue the search alone... more

  • MECH: Age of Steel (The Books of the Raksura #Birthright)
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    MECH: Age of Steel (The Books of the Raksura #Birthright)

    Tim Marquitz

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2017

    MECH: Age of Steel is a collection of 24 mecha-inspired short stories in the spirit of Pacific Rim, Macross, Transformers, Robotech, Gundam, Evangelion, and more.The MECH: Age of Steel anthology features a vast array of tales showcasing giant human-piloted, robot war machines wreaking havoc in blasted cities, or on dystopian landscapes, or around space stations and asteroids against a cosmic backdrop, and more!MECH is anchored by authors such as:Kevin J. AndersonScott SiglerRamez NaamJason M... more

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