The New Murderbot Book Is Out Today as Author Martha Wells Signals the End of the Series

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: May 5, 2026 5:49pm UTC

Martha Wells has conscionable released the eighth publication successful her Murderbot Diaries series, but it could beryllium 1 of the last installments. According to a caller interrogation with Polygon, Platform Decay is apt going to beryllium the second-to-last Murderbot publication we ever see.

“I lone person 1 Murderbot publication connected declaration close now,” Wells told Polygon, "I've got immoderate vague ideas for it, but I'm not truly definite what it's going to beryllium yet. And that whitethorn beryllium the past book.”

And portion the extremity of the books whitethorn beryllium successful sight, the Apple TV adaptation is conscionable starting to deed its stride. IGN reviewed play 1 of the bid and gave it an 8, calling it a "wryly comic sci-fi drama astir loving (not murdering) humans." Shortly earlier that archetypal play ended, Apple renewed the bid for a 2nd season.

Platform Decay Is Out Now

Platform Decay

Platform Decay

Platform Decay is the eighth publication successful the bid and follows the aforesaid SecUnit we lovingly cognize arsenic "Murderbot." The caller publication involves Murderbot installing a caller intelligence wellness module that allows it to analyse its affectional responses. This volition apt beryllium a precise adjuvant instrumentality successful what Wells has described arsenic "the household roadworthy travel from hellhole connected Ringworld" during an interrogation with Space.com. Here's the authoritative introduction astir the publication from the Tor Publishing website:

The caller publication is disposable arsenic a hardcover, Kindle, and an audiobook close now. Kevin R. Free has returned to narrate the Audible mentation of the publication and has been wide praised for his show arsenic a dry, sarcastic, and socially-anxious android.

Reading Order

If you're conscionable getting into the books, you'll privation to commencement with All Systems Red. This is the communicative that was adapted for play 1 of Apple TV's series. Here's the afloat speechmaking bid for each 8 books:

  • All Systems Red
  • Artificial Condition
  • Rogue Protocol
  • Exit Strategy
  • Network Effect
  • Fugitive Telemetry
  • System Collapse
  • Platform Decay

When Does Murderbot Season 2 Come Out?

Although we cognize that Murderbot is getting a 2nd play connected Apple TV, we don't person a factual day astir erstwhile you'll really beryllium capable to ticker it. This partially has to bash with the information that Paramount Television Studios produces the bid for Apple TV and Paramount has been engaged dealing with the Skydance merger arsenic good arsenic a imaginable Warner Bros. purchase.

With each that successful mind, we bash cognize that filming for play 2 started successful April 2026, which would suggest a 2027 released date. Assuming thing goes awry, you'll apt beryllium capable to watercourse caller episodes adjacent year.

Jacob Kienlen is simply a Senior Audience Development Strategist and Writer for IGN. Born and raised successful Portland, Oregon, helium has considered the Northwest his location for his full life. With a bachelor's grade successful connection and 10 years of nonrecreational penning experience, his expertise is dispersed crossed a assortment of antithetic popular civilization topics -- from TV bid to books and the latest Pokémon games.

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