Platform Decay

Name: Platform Decay
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Martha Wells
ISBN: 9781705041031

Author: Martha Wells

Series: Murderbot Diaries

Narrator: Kevin R. Free

Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/05/2026

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

A most-anticipated title from USA Today, Goodreads, BookPage, BookRiot, Seattle Times, and The Nerd Daily! Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment of Martha Wells' bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series. Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good. After volunteering 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 … eye contact! (Emotion check: Oh, for f—) “This spectacular journey, punctuated with satisfying combat scenes, takes on an epic flavor grounded by Murderbot’s sardonic voice and Wells' exploration of mental health and physical well-being. Equal parts action packed, humorous, and heartfelt, this proves the series shows no signs of slowing down.”—Publishers Weekly

About Martha Wells

Martha Wells has written many fantasy novels, including The Wizard Hunters, Wheel of the Infinite, the Books of the Raksura series (beginning with The Cloud Roads and ending with The Harbors of the Sun), and the Nebula-nominated The Death of the Necromancer, as well as YA fantasy novels, short stories, and nonfiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by iam on November 14, 2025

Absolutely thrilled to get another installment of Murderbot adventures, and even more so that this one includes Murderbot interacting with children! I honestly expected (and wanted) more interactions with children from it, but most of the people in this book are adults. The story takes place not too......more

Goodreads review by Mia on October 24, 2025

Literally, this murdering cybor series is one of my favorite comfort books.......more

Goodreads review by Meg on November 13, 2025

Murderbot is adjusting to life with its humans learning to trust it. Dr Mensah has asked Murderbot to rescue several family members, which it will of course do because Dr Mensah and her family is its people. The plan goes awry (because no amount of careful planning would have had it predict Leonide......more

Goodreads review by Rian *fire and books* on March 08, 2026

This genuinely feels like one of the best installments in this series. There is so much emotional payoff for things we’ve been building towards. We got to meet more of Mensah’s family and let me tell you, one of them is a hoot and the other has a homicidal eyelid twitch. They’re perfect. I can’t wai......more