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$53.39
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
11 May 2026
Summary
Having volunteered to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn’t know.
Including human children. Ugh.
This may well call for… eye contact!
(Emotion check: Oh, for f-)
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250827005 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1250827000 |
| Author: | Martha Wells |
| Publisher: | Tor Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Tor Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 11 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 211mm x 139mm |
| Series: | Murderbot Diaries |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
Praise for The Murderbot Diaries“I love Murderbot!” ―Ann Leckie
“The most heartwarming action-packed literally explosive space opera I’ve enjoyed in a long time. Martha Wells is the best writer of loveable snarky gender-subversive killing machines out there!” ―N. K. Jemisin
“We are all a little bit Murderbot.” ―NPR
“I might have a little bit of a thing for a robot. Its name is Murderbot... Network Effect [is] great.” ―Wired
“If you need something light, a little violent and laugh-out-loud hilarious, dive into this series: You may find that you have more in common with Murderbot than you think.” –Liz Braswell, The Wall Street Journal
“I can think of no better company than this paranoid android.” ―The New Scientist“Readers won’t miss the wall-to-wall action that defined the series from its beginning. The characters and the world building remain engrossing and rewarding.” –Booklist, starred review
“Murderbot, with its on-point observations and addictive interior monologues, is easily one of my favorite characters in SF… Highly recommended.” ―Charles de Lint for Fantasy & Science Fiction
“I could read about Murderbot all week.” ―Locus
About The Author
Martha Wells
Martha Wells is the author of the New York Times and USA Today-bestselling Murderbot Diaries series, which has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards. The series was adapted into an Apple Original TV series.
Her other works include:
- Witch King
- City of Bones
- The Wizard Hunters
- Wheel of the Infinite
- The Books of the Raksura series (beginning with The Cloud Roads and ending with The Harbors of the Sun)
- The Nebula-nominated The Death of the Necromancer
Wells has also written young adult fantasy novels, short stories, and nonfiction.
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