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Soon to be adapted for Apple TV+ comes a thrilling paperback collection containing the first two novellas in Martha Wells’ New York Times bestselling Murderbot series.

Meet Murderbot—a reluctantly lethal security android programmed by the company yet completely self-aware. Quietly disdainful of humans, Murderbot has secretly sabotaged its own programming constraints, seeking only solitude to explore its identity and binge-watch its favorite serial dramas.

In “All Systems Red,” the story that launched a genre sensation, Murderbot is accompanying a scientific research team conducting tests on a remote planet. When a neighboring expedition mysteriously falls silent, Murderbot and the scientists must unravel the truth behind the silence—and survive the revelations they’ve uncovered.

Then, continue Murderbot’s adventure in “Artificial Condition,” where it teams up with ART, a highly intelligent—and equally sarcastic—Research Transport ship. Together, they undertake a perilous mission to the mining colony where Murderbot once broke free of its protocols, determined to understand the reality behind its violent past. What Murderbot uncovers there could alter everything it understands about itself.

Packed with humor, intrigue, and compelling insight, these two acclaimed novellas launch readers into a uniquely engaging series featuring an unforgettable protagonist on a quest of self-discovery—one sarcastic revelation at a time.