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

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