Murderbot Diaries: Audiobooks in Reading Order
The Murderbot Diaries audiobook series runs 6 books in reading order, all narrated by Kevin R. Free, about 32 hours total 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 32 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
3.3 hrs · about 4 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Start listening free →Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
3.4 hrs · about 4 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Start listening free →Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
3.8 hrs · about 4 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Start listening free →Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
3.8 hrs · about 4 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Start listening free →Network Effect by Martha Wells
12.8 hrs · about 13 days at an hour a day · narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Start listening free →Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
4.4 hrs · about 5 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 32 hours across all 6 books.
| Your pace | You'll finish all 6 in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 64 days |
| 1 hour / day | 32 days |
| 2 hours / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 22 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 (12.8 hrs). Shortest: All Systems Red (3.3 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. Dataset build 2026-10-05; the list recomputes with every data refresh. Full methodology · All science fiction audiobooks we measured
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
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 32 hours. At an hour a day that is roughly 32 days; at 1.5× speed about 21 hours.
Who narrates the Murderbot Diaries audiobooks?
Kevin R. Free narrates all 6 books in our catalog.
Is the Murderbot Diaries audiobook series free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.