Martha Wells Says the Murderbot Diaries May Be Reaching Its Final Chapter
Martha Wells has hinted that the Murderbot Diaries may be approaching its conclusion. While the series has been successful with seven installments and an upcoming eighth book, she mentioned that the ninth book might be the last. Despite this potential ending, Wells continues to work on other projects, including a new fantasy series.
- ▪Martha Wells has created the popular Murderbot Diaries series, which includes seven novels and novellas.
- ▪The eighth installment, Platform Decay, is set to be released in May.
- ▪Wells indicated that the ninth book might be the final chapter for Murderbot.
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It’s not often that an author creates a character so unique, compelling, and fan-beloved that it spawns an award-winning, best-selling book series—and a critically acclaimed TV show, to boot. Sci-fi and fantasy writer Martha Wells has achieved that with her Murderbot Diaries. While there’s no doubt temptation to keep following disgruntled security unit Murderbot, who was first introduced in the 2017 novella All Systems Red, on misadventures around the corporation-controlled galaxy, it sounds like Wells has started envisioning a finale for the…
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