Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries series of novellas has caught the world by storm! Not only is it a New York Times and USA Today bestseller, not only has it won a Hugo, a Nebula (and currently nominated for another!), an Alex Award and Locus Award, and been nominated for a Philip K Dick Award, RT Reviewers’ Choice Award and a British Science Fiction Award, its story of a self-aware security bot has touched many and when we announced we’d commissioned Martha to write a full length Murderbot novel, you could hear the fans squee across continents!
And now, as the writing of the novel enters the final stages, Martha has told us what the novel will be called, so we thought we’d share it with you.
In May 2020, prepare yourself for The Murderbot Diaries: Network Effect.
And yes, we know that a whole year (plus change) is a long time to wait, so keep your eyes peeled for more great Murderbot news, soon!
The first four Murderbot Diaries novellas are available now:
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All Systems Red
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Artificial Condition
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Rogue Protocol
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Exit Strategy
Hurray for more Murderbot!
Looking forward to it!
I cannot wait… but I have to.
YES!!! We have a release date!!! MURDERBOT!!!
Attn admin:
I think, you *thought*, right?
I’ll be waiting impatiently for the release!
@5 – Fixed, thanks!
Yay, huzzah! I absolutely adored these Novellas and am excited to see this series getting a full novel! :)
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So far I was thinking the existing four novellas will be combined into a single “novel” format and released. [Like, what the Binti series did.] Silly me. Glad to know it’ll be a totally new story.
I was dating Murderbot but then he left me for a Keurig mini. I’m devastated.
I can’t wait!
Very excited! I am hoping it will be delivered on audio!
So very excited – I can’t wait to read more of Murderbot’s adventures!
So why can’t I pre-order it yet? ;)
As much as I am overjoyed at the prospect of more MB, I was hoping she would do a tongue in cheek Sanctuary Moon spin off script instead
Oooh! I SO want Murderbot for a holiday companion. What fun it would be going through security. Seriously though, great novellas, cut back to the bone, fun all the way. I hope the full novel doesn’t disappoint and soil Martha’s work so far. I will be there on release day.
@15 — Would read. :)
Can I please make just one tiny time jump to May 2020?
I need ART to come back. I want a whole series of Murderbot and ART’s adventures through the universe. LOVE Murderbot foreverrrrrr
Excellent news! Since discovering Murderbot, I have been giving the novellas as gifts thus creating new enthusiasts. Also excellent that ART will be back. We must be patient.
Also hoping to pre-order this as soon as possible! Maybe you could even produce a multi-hundred dollar armored edition??? Please?? Just some way for us to give you all more money in exchange for Murderbot.
P.S. I find it very amusing I have to prove I am not a robot to post on a story approving of Murderbot. I am pretty sure Murderbot could handle a Captcha as well.
YAY!!!!!!!! Waiting, sort of patiently. Love
Murderbot!
I LOVE MURDERBOT!! Can we also have all of the novellas in one omnibus too?
x The Captain
Yes, but when is the movie? :)
Anxiously awaiting this new book in series,
When can we pre-order it?
Alecia @@@@@ 26: You’re the third person to ask (counting me) :) . Ms. Wells tweeted yesterday about finishing the first draft, so it’s in the works! See also her blog about it: https://marthawells.dreamwidth.org/472700.html
Edit: I hadn’t actually read the blog when I posted the link; at the end it says “it will be out in hardcover May 2020 from Tor.com”. So not more than a year.
May 2202. 52 weeks. I can make it. May have to invest in new batteries for my pacemaker, but I can make it.