The Emilie Adventures by Martha Wells

The Emilie Adventures

Emilie and the Hollow World & Emilie and the Sky World

Martha Wells

Tor/Forge · Print & ebook · May 13, 2025

Two novel-length steampunk adventures from the author of the wildly successful Murderbot Diaries.

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Who it’s for
Two novel-length adventures pair bold journeys with the pleasures of a richly imagined steampunk world.
Genres
Steampunk, Gaslamp Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure
Published
Tor/Forge, May 13, 2025

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Two novel-length steampunk adventures from the author of the wildly successful Murderbot Diaries. Together in one volume for the first time: Emilie and the Hollow World Running away from home and stowing away on the wrong ship, Emilie embarks on a fantastic adventure.

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Emilie learns that the crew hopes to use an experimental engine to journey to the interior of the planet, but when the ship becomes damaged on arrival and evidence points to sabotage, they encounter the treacherous Lord Ivers, along with a strange new race. Can Emilie and her new-found friends possibly reach the surface world again? Emilie and the Sky-World When Emilie arrives in Silk Harbor, Professor Abindon, an old colleague of her friend Lady Marlende, warns them of something strange and potentially deadly in the sky, a disruption in an upper air aether current. On further investigation they realize it’s a ship from another aetheric plane. How to determine if it’s a friendly explorer, or something far more sinister? Nothing less than a journey into the dangerous air currents will do. Join Emilie and she navigates the strange landscapes of the upper air, and the deadly menace that inhabits the Sky World.

Worlds in Motion

Two novel-length adventures pair bold journeys with the pleasures of a richly imagined steampunk world.

Come here for

  • Steampunk adventure with journeys beneath the planet and through upper air
  • A damaged ship, suspected sabotage, and a strange new race

Expect

  • Emilie’s adventures across strange landscapes and dangerous aether currents
  • A mix of exploration, peril, and questions about who can be trusted

Where it sits

Steampunk84%
Fantasy Adventure38%
Gaslamp Fantasy33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Steampunk
Authors
Martha Wells
Publisher
Tor/Forge
Published
May 13, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure