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Start with All Systems Red and continue through all 10 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Martha Wells • Published 2017
On a remote survey planet, a corporate owned security unit has secretly hacked its control system and named itself Murderbot. When its clients' mission is sabotaged, it has to choose between staying invisible and brea...
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Murderbot Diaries reading order
Ends with Platform Decay
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Book 1:All Systems Red
Martha Wells • 2017
On a remote survey planet, a corporate owned security unit has secretly hacked its control system and named itself Murderbot. When its clients' mission is sabotaged, it has to choose between staying invisible and brea...
- 2
Book 2:Artificial Condition
Martha Wells • 2018
Murderbot sneaks away to the mining facility where it once supposedly murdered its whole crew, hoping to learn the truth about that incident. Traveling with a sarcastic research transport AI, it has to pose as human a...
- 3
Book 3:Rogue Protocol
Martha Wells • 2018
Still gathering evidence against the GrayCris corporation, Murderbot infiltrates an abandoned terraforming facility on Milu. There it befriends an earnest helper bot named Miki and is dragged into yet another rescue m...
- 4
Book 4:Exit Strategy
Lee Child • 2025
Reacher’s day in Baltimore starts with a quiet coffee and a brush with a skilled pickpocket who leaves a desperate note in his pocket. Following that plea drags him into a cross‑country chase involving stolen data, or...
- 6
Book 6:Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
Martha Wells • 2020
Set just after Exit Strategy, this short story follows Dr Mensah on Preservation Station as she copes with political pressure and trauma from GrayCris. While defending her choices and her SecUnit, she has to decide wh...
- 7
Book 7:Network Effect
Martha Wells • 2020
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Book 8:Fugitive Telemetry
Martha Wells • 2021
Before Network Effect, Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station and reluctantly agrees to help station security investigate. Solving the murder pulls it into corporate schemes, refugee smuggling, and un...
- 9
Book 9:System Collapse
Martha Wells • 2023
In the aftermath of Network Effect, Murderbot and its Preservation allies are trying to stabilize a fragile colony before a rival corporation can strip it for profit. As more SecUnits arrive and tensions rise, Murderb...
- 10
Book 10:Rapport
Martha Wells • 2025
Set between Artificial Condition and Rogue Protocol, this short piece focuses on Perihelion, the starship AI nicknamed ART. When Peri and its crew respond to a corporate station in the middle of a hostile takeover, th...
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Book 11:Platform Decay
Martha Wells • 2026
On a later assignment, Murderbot volunteers for a rescue mission that will strand it on a failing orbital platform with strangers, including children. Managing panicked civilians, hostile forces, and its own social di...
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Murderbot Diaries FAQ
What is the best order to read the Murderbot Diaries series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with All Systems Red.
How many books are in the Murderbot Diaries series?
There are 10 books currently listed in the Murderbot Diaries series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Murderbot Diaries series?
New readers should start with All Systems Red, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Murderbot Diaries series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears possibly ongoing and spans releases from 2017 to 2026.