Martha Wells has won the 2026 Ignyte Ember Award “for unsung contributions to genre!”
2026
Martha Wells wins the 2026 Ignyte Ember Award!
2026
Murderbot wins a Hugo Award!

Murderbot: Season One (by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz (Apple TV+)) has won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form for the “All Systems Red” episode!
2026
Murderbot is an Emmy nominee!

Murderbot is now an Emmy-nominated television program, with nominations in three categories!
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2026
Platform Decay is an USA Today and Indie bestseller!
Platform Decay by Martha Wells, the eight book in the Murderbot Diaries, has debuted on the USA Today Bestseller list at #8, and at #6 on the National Indie Bestseller list!
2026
Platform Decay is a New York Times bestseller!
Platform Decay by Martha Wells, the eight book in the Murderbot Diaries, has debuted on the New York Times fiction bestsellers lists at #8 on the hardcover list and #9 on the print & ebook combined list!
