The Murderbot Diaries

"Murderbot" redirects here. For the upcoming television adaptation, see Murderbot (TV series).

The Murderbot Diaries
First edition cover of All Systems Red
  • Novels:
  • All Systems Red (2017)
  • Artificial Condition (2018)
  • Rogue Protocol (2018)
  • Exit Strategy (2018)
  • Network Effect (2020)
  • Fugitive Telemetry (2021)
  • System Collapse (2023)
  • Short stories:
  • "Compulsory" (2018)
  • "Obsolescence" (2019)
  • "Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory" (2021)
AuthorMartha Wells
Cover artistJaime Jones
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherTor Books (US)
Media type
  • Print
  • e-book
  • audiobook
No. of books7

The Murderbot Diaries is a science fiction series by American author Martha Wells, published by Tor Books. The series is told from the perspective of the titular cybernetic Security Unit (SecUnit), who was owned by a futuristic megacorporation. Murderbot manages to free itself from enslavement, but instead of killing its masters, it staves off the boredom of security work by watching media. As it spends more time with a series of caring people (both humans and artificial intelligences), it starts developing friendships and emotional connections, which it finds inconvenient.