The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1 by Martha Wells

The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1

All Systems Red, Artificial Condition

Martha Wells

Tor/Forge · Print & ebook · January 7, 2025

The Murderbot Diaries Vol.

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Who it’s for
A self-aware security unit’s wish for solitude gives these sci-fi mysteries their dry, offbeat charm.
Themes
AI autonomy, Self-discovery, Uncovering the truth
Genres
Androids & AI Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Short Stories, Sci-Fi Adventure

About this book

Now an Apple Original series from Academy Award nominees Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and starring Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård. The first two novellas in Martha Wells's New York Times bestselling Murderbot series, collected in paperback for the first time! "As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure." First, read the story that started the Murderbot phenomenon in All Systems Red!

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On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid — a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is (and to watch its favorite show in its downtime.) But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it’s up to the scientists and Murderbot to get to the truth. Then, In Artificial Condition Murderbot teams up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), and together, they infiltrate the mining facility where Murderbot went rogue to try to understand its past. What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks…

Wry Machine Wit

A self-aware security unit’s wish for solitude gives these sci-fi mysteries their dry, offbeat charm.

Come here for

  • A sardonic AI with a soft spot for downtime
  • Sci-fi mysteries threaded with questions of identity

Expect

  • Two Murderbot novellas collected together
  • A wary partnership between a SecUnit and a research vessel

Where it sits

Androids & AI Science Fiction78%
Sci-Fi Adventure56%
Sci-Fi Short Stories38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Sci-Fi Crime
  • Androids & AI Science Fiction
Authors
Martha Wells
Publisher
Tor/Forge
Published
January 7, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
AI autonomy · Self-discovery · Uncovering the truth
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure