All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries (The Murderbot Diaries, 1)
A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller
Winner: 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella
Winner: 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella
Winner: 2018 Alex Award
Winner: 2018 Locus Award
One of the Verge's Best Books of 2017
A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence.
All Systems Red
Artificial Condition
Rogue Protocol
Exit Strategy
Network Effect
Fugitive Telemetry
System Collapse
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Fantastic sci-fi! It’s told from the POV of the robot that hacked its own governor module. You’re along for the ride as it realizes different emotions and, while it’s never specifically said, you can see how it starts to care for the humans it’s in charge of without realizing that’s what’s happening. I loved it!
This book was really short but I was instantly pulled in. The writing is well done and keeps the story moving along at a quick pace. I look forward to reading more about Murderbot!
I am clearly the wrong audience because I had little interest in this book. I was recommended this after Project Hail Mary but it missed the mark for me. Murderbot did not fill the hole Rocky left.
I just expected a snarkier Murderbot. The premise is up my alley, although I’m not a huge science fiction reader—I am a fan in general. I didn’t feel like I was endeared enough to this rogue bot. It was funnyish and the human pull was there but it lacked something. Perhaps it’s because I’m sort of a novella hater? But this didn’t hit as hard as I thought it would for me. I typically love a bit. And a “Murderbot” with humanity is absolutely a bit. And yet?
A very easy and fun read, great snack book for a weekend or afternoon. There are so many ways to interpret the murdebot’s disposition, but I think anyone who has felt they’ve lived in autopilot and didn’t start to discover themselves until later in life will appreciate this story.
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