The Murderbot Diaries

The Murderbot Diaries, by bestselling author Martha Wells, is an action-packed, cerebral science fiction series about a self-hacking robot searching for the meaning of life.

The first book in the series, All Systems Red, swept the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards, and was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

The Murderbot Diaries consists of seven primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads, and the series is set to expand with the upcoming release of two more books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Updated 01/06/2023




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Book Covers
  ★ 7.60 / 56
  ★ 7.22 / 41
  ★ 7.36 / 20
  ★ 8.34 / 9
N/A
  ★ 8.42 / 7
  ★ 8.28 / 7
  ★ 8.80 / 5
  ⧗ 9.70 / 10
  ⧗ 9.84 / 6

Speculative Fiction Books

(The Murderbot Diaries #1 / 9)
2017 | science fiction
(The Murderbot Diaries #2 / 9)
2018 | science fiction
(The Murderbot Diaries #3 / 9)
2018 | science fiction
(The Murderbot Diaries #4 / 9)
2018 | science fiction
(The Murderbot Diaries #4.5 / 9)
2021 | science fiction, short stories
(The Murderbot Diaries #5 / 9)
2020 | science fiction
(The Murderbot Diaries #6 / 9)
2021 | science fiction
(The Murderbot Diaries #7 / 9)
2023 | science fiction
(The Murderbot Diaries #8 / 9)
2024 | science fiction | Release date 2024
(The Murderbot Diaries #9 / 9)
2026 | science fiction | Release date TBA

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