The Next ‘Murderbot’ Novel Finally Has a Release Date

Though Martha Wells hinted that *Platform Decay* was coming—it’s mentioned in a June *New Yorker* profile of the best-selling author that ran alongside *Murderbot*’s first season on Apple TV—we now know when the eighth *Murderbot Diaries* book will arrive. Get ready to read more disgruntled AI adventures starting May 5, 2026.

The *Murderbot Diaries* kicked off with the novella *All Systems Red* back in 2017. Apple TV’s adaptation, starring Alexander Skarsgård as the awkward yet deadly security unit that decides protecting humans isn’t entirely awful—as long as it can keep up with its favorite trashy TV shows—hewed closely to the events of that story across season one.

*Platform Decay* is the eighth entry in the series, which is mostly novellas but also includes a full-length novel, *Network Effect*. At 256 pages, *Platform Decay* is somewhere between a novella and a novel in length.

Here’s the official description:
“Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good. Having volunteered 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…”

Stay tuned for more updates on *Platform Decay* and other exciting sci-fi releases.

Looking for more? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of *Doctor Who*.
https://gizmodo.com/murderbot-platform-decay-release-date-2000678919

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