Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries Book 8)

A New York Times, USA Today, and National Indie Bestseller!

Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment of Martha Wells' bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series.

Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good.

After volunteering 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—)

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

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Martha Wells has been writing science fiction and fantasy since 1993. Her work includes The Murderbot Diaries, The Books of the Raksura, the Ile-Rien series, and most recently Witch King and its sequel Queen Demon, as well as other novels, short fiction, non-fiction, and media tie-ins. She is a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, and her work has won Nebula, Hugo, Locus Awards, and an Alex Award and a Dragon Award. It has also appeared on the World Fantasy, Philip K. Dick, and the British Science Fiction Association Award ballots, as well as the New York Times, USA Today, and the Sunday Times Bestseller Lists. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages.

An Indie Next Pick!
A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick!

“For some foul-mouthed and lethal summer fun, this is a perfect escape.” —The Wall Street Journal

“An incredibly satisfying ride, and one of the funniest installments in the series.” —Booklist, starred review

“Murderbot’s legion of fans will be thrilled by Wells’s latest series installment, and readers who love a good, snarky internal monologue will be glad to know that Murderbot is back in fine fettle after their self-doubt in the previous book, System Collapse.” —Library Journal, starred review

“This spectacular journey, punctuated with satisfying combat scenes, takes on an epic flavor grounded by Murderbot’s sardonic voice and Well’s exploration of mental health and physical well-being. Equal parts action packed, humorous, and heartfelt, this proves the series shows no signs of slowing down.” —Publishers Weekly

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