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PLATFORM DECAY
Martha Wells
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Murderbot Diaries #8

PLATFORM DECAY

by Martha Wells

Tor · 2026

Peak rank

#8

Weeks on list

1

Debuted

May 2026

Chart History

#1510152026

1 week on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #8

A most-anticipated title from USA Today, Goodreads, BookPage, BookRiot, Seattle Times, and The Nerd Daily! 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 At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

All Appearances

8NEWMay 24, 2026wk 1

Details

ISBN-13
9781250827012
ISBN-10
1250827019
Published
2026
Pages
140
Publisher
Tor
Categories
Fiction

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