Reviews:
 "One of the best new writers the field has to offer."
- C.J. Cherryh
"The luxurious Queen Ravenna makes a fascinating backdrop for the culture clashes with the magic-hating Syprians (who regard all unfamiliar technology as magic), not to mention political squabbles among the refugees, troubles with ghosts, at least one spy, and the mad sorcerer locked in the makeshift brig. ... A vastly entertaining and refreshingly different fantasy adventure with a surprisingly satisfying conclusion for the middle book of so complex a series."
- Carolyn Cushman Locus for The Ships of Air
"The vivid setting of a gas-lit city, equal parts decadence and elegance, would eclipse lesser characters than these. Character construction and setting are so deftly interwoven with the swiftly moving plot that the prose literally swept me away. The reader should be warned in advance, it is difficult to close the covers of this book."
- Robin Hobb for The Death of the Necromancer
In Wells's fine follow-up to 2003's The Wizard Hunters, Tremaine Valiarde emerges as one of the fantasy genre's more distinctive heroines--intelligent, wry, bitingly funny and impossible not to like. With Ile-Rien overrun by the merciless Gardier, Tremaine's motley band of Rienish and Syprian fighters may be her country's only hope of survival. Luckily for Ile-Rien, Tremaine--with the help of Syprians Illias and Gillead--might just be resourceful enough to find a weakness in the seemingly impervious Gardier's military machine. But first, she has more important things to worry about, like convincing the rest of the Rienish contingent that she's competent to lead them. A nice twist at the end will leave readers eager for the next installment in this strong series.
- Publishers Weekly for The Ships of Air
"If you haven't read Wells yet, you've missed one of the more graceful wordsmiths currently writing fantasy, and if you have, you're in for a treat." "I have a weakness for clever dialogue. I have a weakness for wry observation. I have a weakness for clever people. Wells delivers all of these things, but without obvious flash; it's so much a part of her writing that you couldn't separate the two without stripping the book of words."
- Michelle West The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction for The Wizard Hunters
Wrenches the Valiarde saga into a whole new dimension of wonder,
tension, and excitement.
- Kirkus Reviews  for The Wizard Hunters
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