![]() Using its alien protagonist to explore the politics of gender and belonging, this is a fascinating read for SF readers looking for something out of the ordinary. Despite her weakness at description%E2%80%94it's never clear what non-Raksura "groundlings" actually look like%E2%80%94Wells makes it work, powering through on sheer creativity and characterization. School Library Journal Blog With these books Wells is writing at the top of her game, and given their breadth, originality, and complexity, this series is. Wells' sequel to The Cloud Roads is a world-building tour de force, widening the Raksura mythos to include a whole new civilization: a city built on the back of a giant beast, full of powerful sorcerers and a populace that regards Raksuras as monsters. 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. ![]() ![]() Now, Moon must navigate his precarious place in matriarchal Raksura society and use his outsider experience to hunt down the one thing that could save their new home. Fleeing the conquering Fell, the colony has returned to their ancestral forest, only to find it deserted and dying. 10 Books 1 The Cloud Roads Martha Wells From 14. Once a clanless vagabond, Moon is now the consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud colony, but the job isn't as easy as it sounds. See the complete The Books of the Raksura series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Books of the RaksuraEdit The Cloud Roads (2011, ISBN 978-1-59780-216-1) The Serpent Sea (2012, ISBN 978-1-59780-332-8) The Siren Depths (2012, ISBN 978-1. ![]()
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