Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted May 20, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted May 20, 2025 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Apple TV’s Sci-Fi Show Murderbot Is Based On This Award-Winning Book Series The new sci-fi series, Murderbot, premiered this month on Apple TV+ to strong critical reviews–which isn’t surprising given the show’s source material. Like many popular streaming series, Murderbot is not an all-new IP, but is instead an adaptation of a book series by Martha Wells called This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . The first book, a This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , was a big hit when it was published in 2017 and won several prestigious awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards for that year’s best novella. Its six sequels have garnered strong reviews and honors as well. If you’re interested in checking out the source material, the full series is available in several formats at This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up –including hardcover, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , and Audible audiobooks. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up The books and Apple TV+ series follow a security cyborg, which calls itself “Murderbot” (played by Alexander Skarsgard in the show), who becomes conscious and must hide its self-awareness by completing the dangerous–and often deadly–missions it’s programmed for, despite wanting to hang out and watch TV instead. While there are seven books in the series, one of the best ways to start is The Murderbot Diaries Four-Book Collection, which–as you can probably guess from the title–includes hardcover editions of the first four novellas in the series: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, and Exit Strategy. The collection is on ***** for $44, saving you nearly 50% compared to its normal $80 price tag. The Murderbot Diaries Four-Book Collection will keep you busy for a bit, but it’s not the full series, and you’ll need to pick up Books 5-7 to complete the saga. Conveniently, all three are available now–in fact, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up if you want to forego the four-book collection. Each volume has a hardcover edition, while a few have paperback editions available as well. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up and This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up are full-length novels, and This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up is a standalone novella. All of the novellas are quick reads (160-176 pages), while Book 5 is twice as long as any other entry, and Book 7 is roughly 250 pages. The Murderbot Diaries Complete Series This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — $16.57 ($25) | This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — $11 ($18) This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — $12.40 ($20) This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — $12.18 ($20) This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — $12.31 ($20) This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — $16 ($29) | This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — $13.89 ($19) This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — $11.87 ($22) This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — $17.74 ($22) This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Alternatively, if you prefer reading ebooks, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . In fact, this is possibly the most affordable way to read the series. While you can purchase each volume, you can also This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up –or as part of your existing $12/month subscription if you already have an account. The This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . Just like the ebook versions, you can buy all seven entries separately, but a few entries in the series, including Book 1, are included as part of the Audible Premium library, which costs $8/month. Audible Premium Plus members ($15/month) can use their monthly credit toward the Murderbot books that aren’t part of the Premium library. That said, members may want to save their credits for pricier books, as members can get most of the Murderbot audiobooks for less than the value of each credit ($15). A few of the audiobooks are priced at less than $7 for Audible members. New This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , which includes one credit. It’s important to note that audiobooks purchased with credits are yours to keep, but the Premium library is only accessible to active members. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Apple #TVs #SciFi #Show #Murderbot #Based #AwardWinning #Book #Series This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up For verified travel tips and real support, visit: https://hopzone.eu/ 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/254820-apple-tv%E2%80%99s-sci-fi-show-murderbot-is-based-on-this-award-winning-book-series/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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