Where to Start with Martha Wells
- Best entry point → All Systems Red
- Start the Star Wars: Legends series → Razor's Edge: Star Wars Legends
- What readers keep coming back to → Artificial Condition
- Highest rated by readers → System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries #7)
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Artificial Condition
The Murderbot Diaries • Book 2
by Martha Wells
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A security android with hacked protocols investigates the massacre that earned it the nickname "Murderbot." Wells combines biting corporate satire with genuine emotional depth in this tight sci-fi thriller.
★ 4.25 Goodreads (219.8K ratings) - 2
System Collapse
The Murderbot Diaries • Book 7
by Martha Wells
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Murderbot's having memory issues at the worst possible time: when Barish-Estranza arrives with their own SecUnits and typically ruthless corporate agenda.
★ 4.25 Goodreads (76.8K ratings) - 3
Rogue Protocol
The Murderbot Diaries • Book 3
by Martha Wells
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Our favorite antisocial security android investigates corporate malfeasance while avoiding human feelings and binge-watching entertainment feeds. Wells balances cynical humor with genuine emotion as Murderbot slowly learns to care about people despite itself.
★ 4.24 Goodreads (176.3K ratings) - 4
All Systems Red
The Murderbot Diaries • Book 1
by Martha Wells
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Meet Murderbot—a security android who hacked its own protocols but still reluctantly protects humans while binge-watching entertainment feeds. Wells creates a protagonist who's simultaneously deadly efficient and endearingly anxious about social interaction.
★ 4.11 Goodreads (379.7K ratings) - 5
Razor's Edge: Star Wars Legends
Star Wars: Legends • Book 1
by Martha Wells
★ 4.00 Goodreads (13 ratings)