848. Martha Wells (a.k.a. The Raksura Amanuensis) — Queen Demon
From The Skiffy and Fanty Show by The Skiffy and Fanty Show
December 27, 2025 · 50 min
About this episode
Martha Wells joins Shaun Duke and Sandra Wong to discuss her book Queen Demon and the themes of worldbuilding, magic, and writing process.
Grand conspiracies, colonization, and intentions, oh my! Shaun Duke and Sandra Wong are joined by the wonderful Martha Wells for an interview about Queen Demon and The Rising World series. Together, they discuss Wells’ approach to worldbuilding, explore the link between magic and pain, talk writing process, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Martha Wells’ Things: Website Bluesky Instagram Queen Demon (Tor) Video versions of our episodes appear on our handy YouTube channel ! Sub and watch! Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams ! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page . Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole . See you later, navigator!
People in this episode
Hosts: Shaun Duke, Sandra Wong
Guest: Martha Wells
Topics covered
- worldbuilding
- magic
- writing process
- colonization
- conspiracies
Keywords
- Martha Wells
- Queen Demon
- worldbuilding
- writing process
- magic
- colonization
- conspiracies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tor, Holy Mole
Books & works: Queen Demon
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