Murderbot Diaries: Audiobooks in Reading Order
The Murderbot Diaries audiobook series runs 6 books in reading order, all narrated by Kevin R. Free, about 35 hours total (estimated) in our catalog. We cover 6 Murderbot Diaries audiobooks with live pages here, in the retailer's reading order, carrying 324 listener ratings between them. Back to back at an hour a day that is about 35 days of listening. Per-book length, rating and narrator are below, with a finish-time calculator for the whole series.
The reading order
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
4.7 hrs est. · about 5 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Listen free with the trial →Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
4.8 hrs est. · about 5 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Listen free with the trial →Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
4.7 hrs est. · about 5 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Listen free with the trial →Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
5.4 hrs est. · about 6 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Listen free with the trial →Network Effect by Martha Wells
9.8 hrs est. · about 10 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Listen free with the trial →Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
5.2 hrs est. · about 6 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
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The instrumentHow long to finish the whole series?
Based on 35 hours across all 6 books (some estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish all 6 in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 70 days |
| 1 hour / day | 35 days |
| 2 hours / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 24 days |
You'll finish all 6 in–by –
What our data says about the series
- One narrator across all 6: Kevin R. Free reads the whole series in our catalog.
- Longest: Network Effect (9.8 hrs est.). Shortest: All Systems Red (4.7 hrs).
How this reading order is sourced
Reading order and series membership come from the audiobooks.com catalog, confirmed against each book's author on its own product page (we never guess). We list the 6 books this series carries with live pages in our catalog, positions 1 to 6, in order. Total listening time sums our per-book hours, some estimated from page counts at a typical narration pace. Dataset build 2026-07-24; the list recomputes with every data refresh. Full methodology · All science fiction audiobooks we measured
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What order should I listen to the Murderbot Diaries audiobooks in?
In reading order: 1. All Systems Red; 2. Artificial Condition; 3. Rogue Protocol; 4. Exit Strategy; 5. Network Effect; 6. Fugitive Telemetry.
How long are all the Murderbot Diaries audiobooks together?
The 6 books we cover total about 35 hours (estimated for some). At an hour a day that is roughly 35 days; at 1.5× speed about 23 hours.
Who narrates the Murderbot Diaries audiobooks?
Kevin R. Free narrates all 6 books in our catalog.
Can I listen to the Murderbot Diaries series free?
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