The Murderbot Diaries Series

8 primary works • 17 total works
The publication order is different from the chronological order presented here:
- #5, Fugitive Telemetry, was actually published after #6, Network Effect;
- the short story Compulsory (earliest story chronologically) was published after #4, Exit Strategy.

Rapport should be read after Network Effect even though it is set after Artificial Condition.

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Book 0.5

Compulsory
4.30
· 14113 Ratings · 1183 Reviews · published 2018 · 2 editions
Murderbot—the sardonic, almost-homicidal, media-lo…
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Book 1

All Systems Red
4.12
· 362870 Ratings · 41474 Reviews · published 2017 · 58 editions
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete …
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Book 2

Artificial Condition
4.25
· 210240 Ratings · 19086 Reviews · published 2018 · 38 editions
It has a dark past – one in which a number of huma…
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Book 2.5

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy
4.18
· 7812 Ratings · 810 Reviews · published 2025 · 1 edition
Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new …
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Book 3

Rogue Protocol
4.24
· 168592 Ratings · 13849 Reviews · published 2018 · 37 editions
SciFi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is again on a mis…
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Book 4

Exit Strategy
4.37
· 148612 Ratings · 11877 Reviews · published 2018 · 26 editions
Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decis…
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Book 4.5

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
4.10
· 29977 Ratings · 2360 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory was origina…
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Book 5

Network Effect
4.46
· 124201 Ratings · 12594 Reviews · published 2020 · 35 editions
It calls itself Murderbot, but only when no one ca…
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Book 6

Fugitive Telemetry
4.29
· 101803 Ratings · 8943 Reviews · published 2021 · 23 editions
No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I woul…
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Book 7

System Collapse
4.25
· 72309 Ratings · 7364 Reviews · published 2023 · 19 editions
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.…
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Book 8

Platform Decay
4.54
· 177 Ratings · 92 Reviews · expected publication 2026 · 2 editions
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the …
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Book 1-4

The Murderbot Diaries #1-4: : All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy
A murderous android discovers itself in All System…
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Book 1-2

The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1
4.10
· 2196 Ratings · 363 Reviews · published 2017 · 10 editions
The first two novellas in the New York Times bests…
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Book 3-4

The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 2
4.28
· 1042 Ratings · 108 Reviews · published 2018 · 9 editions
The adventures of Murderbot continue in novellas t…
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Book 6-7

The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 3
4.36
· 363 Ratings · 48 Reviews · 1 edition
The adventures of Murderbot continue in the fifth …
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Book 1-6

Murderbot Diaries Collection Complete Hardcover Series Set
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, plane…
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Book 1-7

The Murderbot Diaries Series 7 Books Set – All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, Fugitive Telemetry, and System Collapse
This The Murderbot Diaries Series 7 Books Set

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