All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries (The Murderbot Diaries, 1)

Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award for Best Novella
Winner of the Alex Award
A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller

Now an Apple Original series from Academy Award nominees Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and starring Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård.


A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence.

“As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure.”

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.

But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid—a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.

But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

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

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Published May 2, 2017

160 pages

Average rating: 7.83

482 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

JT Penguin
Aug 07, 2024
10/10 stars
This book was really short but I was instantly pulled in. The writing is well done and keeps the story moving along at a quick pace. I look forward to reading more about Murderbot!
Revyn1103
Jul 28, 2025
7/10 stars
Good, but found the ending abrupt…
SabrinaDeq
Jul 22, 2025
9/10 stars
I read this book because I watched the Murderbot series on Apple TV+ and I enjoyed it so much. I decided to read the source material. It does not disappoint although it is short. The story is interesting and told from the perspective of the robot . I’m looking forward to reading the rest.
five_star_woman
May 19, 2025
2/10 stars
Not a good read. It has very little character development and lacked substance in general. There was no real climax and the plot was sporadic and rushed. Also the amount of imagery was subpar.
wardbunch
Mar 26, 2025
10/10 stars
Tons of fun. Looking forward to more of this series.

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