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The Murderbot Diaries Reading Order
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells has 7 main books (2017–2023). Start with All Systems Red (2017) and read the numbered books in order.
By Martha Wells
The Murderbot Diaries books in order
Your reading speed
- 2 h 46 min
- 2 h 51 min
- 2 h 46 min
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- 3 h 11 min
- 5 h 50 min
- 3 h 5 min
- 3 h 33 min
Main books together: 1,373 pages, about 24 h 2 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Murderbot Diaries: common questions
- How many books are in the The Murderbot Diaries series?
- There are 7 main books in The Murderbot Diaries. The most recent main book listed here is System Collapse (2023).
- What order should I read The Murderbot Diaries in?
- Read The Murderbot Diaries in its numbered order: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, and so on.
- What is the first The Murderbot Diaries book?
- The first book is All Systems Red by Martha Wells, published in 2017.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Murderbot Diaries series?
- The 7 main books add up to about 1,373 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 24 hours of reading, or about 49 days at 30 minutes a day.