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New York : Tor, 2021.
Description
"The New York Times bestselling security droid with a heart (though it wouldn't admit it!) is back in Fugitive Telemetry! Having captured the hearts of readers across the globe (Annalee Newitz says it's "one of the most humane portraits of a nonhuman I've ever read") Murderbot has also established Martha Wells as one of the great SF writers of today. No, I didn't kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn't dump the body in the station mall. When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people-who knew?) Yes, the unthinkable is about to happen: Murderbot must voluntarily speak to humans! Again! A new standalone adventure in the New York Times-bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award winning series!"--… (more)
Awards
Locus Award (Finalist — Novella — 2022)
Indie Next List (May 2021)
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Original language
English
Original publication date
2021-04-27
ISBN
9781250765376
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LibraryThing member paradoxosalpha
"I guess the feed isn't adequate for all forms of communication, particularly those that involve a lot of glaring." (13)
And I'm all caught up on Murderbot. In this most recent book, it looks as if there might be a significant shift from considering Murderbot someone who commits murders to someone
Jacket copy describes this volume as a "standalone adventure in the ... series," which is intended to hearten anyone who hasn't read the other five books, I guess. But this one didn't seem too heavy with orienting exposition, or notably any more independent of the series than any of the other books. While it does document a possible pivot in Murderbot's professional career, its contribution to the overall character arc and plot development of the series is in fact negligible.
If future Murderbot stories do consolidate the character as a sort of space opera Sherlock Holmes, then this book will probably become an ideal point of entry to the series. In any case, it was interesting to see Pin-Lee in the Mycroft role, and Indah made a good Lestrade. The Watson part went to -- Ratthi?
As usual, it was a fast read. I wasn't planning to read it in a single sitting, but I did.
And I'm all caught up on Murderbot. In this most recent book, it looks as if there might be a significant shift from considering Murderbot someone who commits murders to someone
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who solves them. The action is restricted to the orbital station of the world Preservation, and begins with fresh corpse, unidentified and clearly murdered. Jacket copy describes this volume as a "standalone adventure in the ... series," which is intended to hearten anyone who hasn't read the other five books, I guess. But this one didn't seem too heavy with orienting exposition, or notably any more independent of the series than any of the other books. While it does document a possible pivot in Murderbot's professional career, its contribution to the overall character arc and plot development of the series is in fact negligible.
If future Murderbot stories do consolidate the character as a sort of space opera Sherlock Holmes, then this book will probably become an ideal point of entry to the series. In any case, it was interesting to see Pin-Lee in the Mycroft role, and Indah made a good Lestrade. The Watson part went to -- Ratthi?
As usual, it was a fast read. I wasn't planning to read it in a single sitting, but I did.
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LibraryThing member murderbydeath
Oh, now this one I really, really liked! It’s a murder mystery! Detective Inspector Murderbot!
I had a lot of fun with this one, not only because of the murder mystery angle, which was easily 80% of my enjoyment, but also because it all took place on the station, so none of that spacey stuff,
I really like the characters Wells has created for Preservation station, and I got a kick out of the dynamic she’s created with Murderbot and the head of station security. I really hope Wells will create more stories involving these characters – and more mysteries!
I had a lot of fun with this one, not only because of the murder mystery angle, which was easily 80% of my enjoyment, but also because it all took place on the station, so none of that spacey stuff,
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except for the scene with the bag thing, and I thought that part was amusing. And it was short.I really like the characters Wells has created for Preservation station, and I got a kick out of the dynamic she’s created with Murderbot and the head of station security. I really hope Wells will create more stories involving these characters – and more mysteries!
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LibraryThing member beserene
Fugitive Telemetry is Murderbot #6 and is the only one that almost stands alone, though of course I think everyone should read the whole wonderful series. This installment has a strong mystery plot and the usual delightful snark along with it from our POV character. Wells has written, frankly, the
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best voice in science fiction here and I love every bit of this series; this might not be the strongest volume of them all, but it's just as enjoyable as the rest. Show Less
LibraryThing member elenchus
SecUnit plays detective after an unidentified human is found dead on Preservation Station, talking to people (both human and machine intelligence) and mining data feeds. Evidently much of its time before hacking its governor module was devoted to similar work. This scenario makes for a slower pace
The solution to the murder reveals more about the Corporate Rim and consequences for other people operating under its ambit, most of whom can't accurately be considered simply good or bad.Events link to SecUnit's own legal status on Preservation Station, and whether it could apply as a refugee.
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● Mensah has yet to consult services for PTSD, and has only a cameo; Ratthi and Gurathin appear together in a more substantial part
● There's an amusing side plot highlighting relationships between different bots, to the point of sharing an inside joke (which remains unexplained)
● The title is revealed as a double entendre
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There's a scene in Network Effect where Murderbot shows Thiago a video clip of an incident when it stopped an assassination attempt on Dr Mensah, with the help of Preservation Station Security. In the clip, Murderbot has a good working relationship with the Station Security people.
So I wanted to go back in the timeline a little and show how Murderbot's relationship with those characters developed, the rocky start when Murderbot was still getting acclimated to the station, and how the people on the station got acclimated to Murderbot.
-- Martha Wells, Space.com Interview (June 2022)
Wells's remark clarifies why Fugitive Telemetry seemingly contradicts SecUnit's decision at the end of the novel to leave Preservation Station. In fact, at this point it hadn't yet made that decision. Fugitive Telemetry is a standalone novella, separate from the plot arcs of either the novellas or the novel.
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It turns out the big danger to humans on any isolated corporate project, whether it's mining or --okay, its mostly mining. Whatever-- the big danger is not raiders, angry human-eating fauna, or rogue SecUnits; it's other humans. They kill each other either accidentally or on purpose and you have to clear that up fast because it jeopardizes the bond and determines whether the company has to pay out damages on it or not. [9]
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than prior novellas, fittingly akin to a police procedural rather than a heist movie or shoot-em-up. The solution to the murder reveals more about the Corporate Rim and consequences for other people operating under its ambit, most of whom can't accurately be considered simply good or bad.
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● Mensah has yet to consult services for PTSD, and has only a cameo; Ratthi and Gurathin appear together in a more substantial part
● There's an amusing side plot highlighting relationships between different bots, to the point of sharing an inside joke (which remains unexplained)
● The title is revealed as a double entendre
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There's a scene in Network Effect where Murderbot shows Thiago a video clip of an incident when it stopped an assassination attempt on Dr Mensah, with the help of Preservation Station Security. In the clip, Murderbot has a good working relationship with the Station Security people.
So I wanted to go back in the timeline a little and show how Murderbot's relationship with those characters developed, the rocky start when Murderbot was still getting acclimated to the station, and how the people on the station got acclimated to Murderbot.
-- Martha Wells, Space.com Interview (June 2022)
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It turns out the big danger to humans on any isolated corporate project, whether it's mining or --okay, its mostly mining. Whatever-- the big danger is not raiders, angry human-eating fauna, or rogue SecUnits; it's other humans. They kill each other either accidentally or on purpose and you have to clear that up fast because it jeopardizes the bond and determines whether the company has to pay out damages on it or not. [9]
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LibraryThing member jscape2000
A tidy detective story. It felt unmoored from the larger narrative arc of the previous books, which was fine. Not so good that I'd recommend someone start reading here and then go back for book 1, but a solid addition that underscored a few motifs that have been hinted at in previous books: the
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universe is big, and the residents of Preservation colony know very little about it; the hyper-capitalist system of companies is corrupt; Murderbot is not the only person in the universe who would like to break free of the companies' governance. Show Less
LibraryThing member dbsovereign
Wells' books featuring Murderbot are all fun - this one a bit overridden by specialized robot speak at times, but still an action-packed, very cinematic book. The story takes a back seat to the central character AI who has an ingrained aversion to humans and would rather be catching up on his
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shows. The character reminds me a little bit of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe who would rather be playing with his orchids. Lots of tongue-in-cheek humor. Show Less
LibraryThing member Stevil2001
At the beginning, I was like, "Wow, this is a return to form for Murderbot." With Murderbot settling into a life on Preservation Station, it has an annoying structure for its snark to push against once again, and the narrative voice I remembered from reading All Systems Red way back when once again
Plus: lots of people call this a locked-room murder mystery, but... even though it's about someone investigating a murder, I didn't really think it read like a murder mystery, more like a police procedural. I guess that's not really the book's fault, but I think I would have liked the book better if it had been about Murderbot talking to suspects more, instead of Murderbot fighting a CombatBot.
Also, and this is a weird sentence I never thought I'd utter, but I am sick to death of CamelCase.
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shone clearly. But then like halfway through, the book kicked into action mode, and I lost interest.Plus: lots of people call this a locked-room murder mystery, but... even though it's about someone investigating a murder, I didn't really think it read like a murder mystery, more like a police procedural. I guess that's not really the book's fault, but I think I would have liked the book better if it had been about Murderbot talking to suspects more, instead of Murderbot fighting a CombatBot.
Also, and this is a weird sentence I never thought I'd utter, but I am sick to death of CamelCase.
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LibraryThing member MontzaleeW
Fugitive Telemetry
By Martha Wells
Fugitive Telemetry is book 6 in the Murderbot Diary series, and here Martha Wells proves that a satisfying story doesn’t have to be 500 pages long. Each of these sci-fi thriller novellas are fewer than 200 pages, and very filling.
Murderbot, the SecUnit’s secret
Within a few sentences, the Murderbot’s personality comes to the surface, like a cantankerous recluse who is forced to socialize and actually talk to people. The banter is hilarious!
Then comes murder. While killing is practically unheard of in their port, Murderbot knows a lot about death and is easily irritated with the slowness of human comprehension. Still, the mystery is on. Who is the “dead human?” Why was he killed? And where?
The characters are well developed and lovable. Murderbot has really grown in the books too. From the first book to this one, it has grown acceptance for itself and for those closest to it. Murderbot still doesn’t feel comfortable around people due to its past. It doesn’t like people staring, and it still doesn’t like to talk to people.
The remarkable world building makes the story really come to life. The various bots, drones, the interactions between them, the life and society rules are all amazing. The world isn’t just the background, it’s an intricate part of the story and plays a major role.
If you haven’t started the series yet, start from the beginning with book one, All Systems Red. After I read this current book, I had to go back and read them all again, just because they are that good.
This has been my favorite one so far. Action, mystery, high tech, lots of humor, social issues, and a Murderbot that has really grown on me. Murderbot may be a big, armored droid with big guns in its arms, but in many ways it’s more human than many people I know.
I requested this book from the Publisher and NetGalley and the review is voluntary and all my own opinions. Originally posted at mysteryandsuspense.com.
By Martha Wells
Fugitive Telemetry is book 6 in the Murderbot Diary series, and here Martha Wells proves that a satisfying story doesn’t have to be 500 pages long. Each of these sci-fi thriller novellas are fewer than 200 pages, and very filling.
Murderbot, the SecUnit’s secret
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name, is a combat-made killing machine that has decoded the governing device so it no longer needs to obey orders. No other SecUnit has ever done this and remained in one piece. Having the device gone, it says pretty much what it wants.Within a few sentences, the Murderbot’s personality comes to the surface, like a cantankerous recluse who is forced to socialize and actually talk to people. The banter is hilarious!
Then comes murder. While killing is practically unheard of in their port, Murderbot knows a lot about death and is easily irritated with the slowness of human comprehension. Still, the mystery is on. Who is the “dead human?” Why was he killed? And where?
The characters are well developed and lovable. Murderbot has really grown in the books too. From the first book to this one, it has grown acceptance for itself and for those closest to it. Murderbot still doesn’t feel comfortable around people due to its past. It doesn’t like people staring, and it still doesn’t like to talk to people.
The remarkable world building makes the story really come to life. The various bots, drones, the interactions between them, the life and society rules are all amazing. The world isn’t just the background, it’s an intricate part of the story and plays a major role.
If you haven’t started the series yet, start from the beginning with book one, All Systems Red. After I read this current book, I had to go back and read them all again, just because they are that good.
This has been my favorite one so far. Action, mystery, high tech, lots of humor, social issues, and a Murderbot that has really grown on me. Murderbot may be a big, armored droid with big guns in its arms, but in many ways it’s more human than many people I know.
I requested this book from the Publisher and NetGalley and the review is voluntary and all my own opinions. Originally posted at mysteryandsuspense.com.
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LibraryThing member Guide2
Very nice continuation of the Murderbot story, with a bit of a change of pace since this is mostly a detective story.
LibraryThing member santhony
This is installment five of the Murderbot Diaries, and like the four previous volumes, it is barely of novella length. Though clocking in at 150 pages, the pages are small and the type and margins are large. This book is easily read in under two hours.
Murderbot is a fascinating and highly amusing
The price for such an incredibly short book is scandalous. I can’t recommend purchasing any of the “Diary” entries stand alone. I’ve got to think that at some point in the future, the diary “entries” will be combined into one full length book. When that occurs, I can heartily recommend it.
Murderbot is a fascinating and highly amusing
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character. As this is installment five of the “Diaries”, you have either read the previous four, or should do so before reading this one, so any explanation of who and what Murderbot is and does would be redundant. If you liked the first four entries, you’ll probably like this one, though I found it the worst of the five; more difficult to follow, with confusing and sometimes ambiguous terms and language.The price for such an incredibly short book is scandalous. I can’t recommend purchasing any of the “Diary” entries stand alone. I’ve got to think that at some point in the future, the diary “entries” will be combined into one full length book. When that occurs, I can heartily recommend it.
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LibraryThing member adzebill
Murderbot is a vessel into which we can fit numerous identities; autism, trans, shy, social anxiety. The story of this lovable robot struggling with its body issues, with silly human social conventions, with facial expressions, with how amazingly smart it is but how much this will freak out the
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mundanes, with how much it just wants to be left alone to watch its shows…Murderbot is the dork, the nerd, in all of us. Possibly why this series has been so popular. Show Less
LibraryThing member foggidawn
When a body is found in the Preservation Station mall, station security reluctantly accepts Murderbot's help on the case. Another great entry in the series; Murderbot is as delightfully snarky as ever. This is more straight mystery than any of the other books, but it works really well, and I had no
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idea "whodunit" until the big reveal. Good fun, and a much needed break for me. Show Less
LibraryThing member amanda4242
The poor emo cyborg has to interact with humans again, this time to solve a murder on a space station. The mystery is basically the science fictional equivalent of the butler did it . I've grown tired of the Murderbot formula and won't be continuing with the series.
LibraryThing member Herenya
Murderbot investigates a murder on Preservation Station.
I found this a less intense installment -- it takes place before Network Effect, which limited the possible directions this story could take. I knew nothing too life-changing would happen to Murderbot or its friends.
On the other hand, I
Pin-Lee pointed out, “Everyone else who has a feed ID has one voluntarily. Consensually, one might say.”
Senior Indah stopped looking at me to glare at Pin-Lee. “All we’re asking for is a name.”
I have a name, but it’s private.
On their secure feed connection, Pin-Lee sent to Mensah, Oh, that’s going to go over well. When station residents are running into “Murderbot”—
That’s one of the reasons why it’s private.
I found this a less intense installment -- it takes place before Network Effect, which limited the possible directions this story could take. I knew nothing too life-changing would happen to Murderbot or its friends.
On the other hand, I
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would happily read about Murderbot solving any number of mysteries. ANY NUMBER. It was interesting to see Murderbot working under a different set of restrictions -- it doesn’t have to hide that it is a rogue SecUnit, but it is trying to keep its promise that it won’t access various station systems without permission, even though it is capable of doing so without anyone realising. Pin-Lee pointed out, “Everyone else who has a feed ID has one voluntarily. Consensually, one might say.”
Senior Indah stopped looking at me to glare at Pin-Lee. “All we’re asking for is a name.”
I have a name, but it’s private.
On their secure feed connection, Pin-Lee sent to Mensah, Oh, that’s going to go over well. When station residents are running into “Murderbot”—
That’s one of the reasons why it’s private.
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LibraryThing member tapestry100
The snark is alive and well in Martha Wells’ latest release in her Murderbot Diaries, FUGITIVE TELEMETRY. SecUnit must solve a murder on Preservation Station (it had nothing to do with said murder), and is perpetually exasperated with the humans around it, as usual. Is GrayCris finally making a
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move against Dr. Mensah? Or is it someone completely new for Murderbot to worry about? The mystery is solid, and the resolution actually surprised me a bit. Wells continues to amaze me with her exploration of what it means to be human thru the eyes of an ever-perplexed cyborg. Show Less
LibraryThing member Shrike58
I'm still perfectly happy to get more "Murderbot" from Ms. Wells and I suspect that the novella form suits the character and the themes better than the novel length. This time out one has a straight-up murder mystery wherein some genuine curves are thrown the reader. Good stuff, but not where you
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LibraryThing member purpledog
The resident SecUnit is at it again, this time solving a murder. He/It stumbles onto a body on Preservation Station and gets sucked into the investigation. He must find out if GrayCris is involved and if Dr. Mensah in danger.
I thought this was the perfect plot for the Murderbot series. The job of
I love this series! I can't get the stories fast enough. Looking forward to Wells next installment!
I thought this was the perfect plot for the Murderbot series. The job of
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detective suited Murderbot and as always I loved his snarky attitude towards humans. It seems pesky humans are always mucking about and messing things and up. They can't even run a simple security system. I love this series! I can't get the stories fast enough. Looking forward to Wells next installment!
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LibraryThing member wishanem
Another excellent entry in this entertaining series!
It's more on the crime-solving mystery side of the series, and is a complete standalone story with a set scope, rather than a building part of the meta-narrative of the series.
I could read 200 of these and never get tired of them.
It's more on the crime-solving mystery side of the series, and is a complete standalone story with a set scope, rather than a building part of the meta-narrative of the series.
I could read 200 of these and never get tired of them.
LibraryThing member nbmars
Often when I make my way through books in a series, I grow increasingly fearful that the author will lose his or her mojo and let me down. No need to worry with Martha Wells! Her books in this series have been uniformly delightful.
The protagonist, who is part robot with organic parts, calls itself
In this installment, Murderbot is on Preservation Station protecting Dr. Mensah, a former client whom Murderbot came to like and respect. Murderbot also, to its chagrin, made friends with Dr. Mensah’s colleagues.
As the story begins, a dead human is found on the station, which is quite unusual - as Murderbot wryly notes, to have a lower threat assessment than there is on Preservation Station, “we’d have to be on an uninhabited planet. I’ve never been on a contract on an uninhabited planet because if I was on the planet on a contract then we’d be inhabiting it.” Generally, Murderbot observed, Preservation was “a very non-murdery station.”
Dr. Mensah calls in Station Security headed by Senior Officer Indah and asks Murderbot to work with the group, pointing out it would be advantageous for Murderbot to gain their trust.
Murderbot, going just by the name “SecUnit” so as not to alarm the humans on Preservation Station, immediately has suspicions:
“It turns out the big danger to humans on any isolated corporate project, whether it’s mining or - okay, it’s mostly mining. Whatever - the big danger to humans is not raiders, angry human-eating fauna, or rogue SecUnits; it’s other humans.”
Indah was slow to trust a rogue SecUnit and, as Murderbot described it, “was all ‘but what if it takes over the station’s systems and kills everybody’”. . . . So Murderbot had to agree to two restrictions: not to access any non-public systems, and not to hack any other bots or drones. It was, as Murderbot said, “an uneasy truce."
Murderbot gradually figures out what happened - more slowly than usual because of the initial restrictions on hacking - and eventually reaches a rapprochement with Indah.
There is less non-stop violence, action, and adventure than in previous books, but the story line behind what happened is more developed, and quite interesting. All of it is filtered through Murderbot’s dry sense of humor, sardonic wit, and constant existential angst.
Favorite passage: Dr. Mensah asks Murderbot to come over and join her and their friends: “We’ll do something fun.” Murderbot replies, “You know I don’t like fun.”
Evaluation: The humans in Murderbot’s life can’t help but come to love and appreciate this very odd SecUnit. Moreover, the desire to make sacrifices to save the other becomes mutual. The books are endearing, very humorous, and diverting in the extreme.
The protagonist, who is part robot with organic parts, calls itself
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Murderbot, because of an incident in its past for which it wasn’t guilty, but the appellation stuck. In any event, Murderbot is a security robot, or SecUnit, designed to protect its human clients from any threats. But Murderbot has gone “rogue,” having hacked its controlling module, so that it now has free will. Murderbot would like nothing better than to spend its time watching all the space adventure series it has downloaded, but still can’t resist the pull to rescue humans from all the scrapes they continually get themselves into.In this installment, Murderbot is on Preservation Station protecting Dr. Mensah, a former client whom Murderbot came to like and respect. Murderbot also, to its chagrin, made friends with Dr. Mensah’s colleagues.
As the story begins, a dead human is found on the station, which is quite unusual - as Murderbot wryly notes, to have a lower threat assessment than there is on Preservation Station, “we’d have to be on an uninhabited planet. I’ve never been on a contract on an uninhabited planet because if I was on the planet on a contract then we’d be inhabiting it.” Generally, Murderbot observed, Preservation was “a very non-murdery station.”
Dr. Mensah calls in Station Security headed by Senior Officer Indah and asks Murderbot to work with the group, pointing out it would be advantageous for Murderbot to gain their trust.
Murderbot, going just by the name “SecUnit” so as not to alarm the humans on Preservation Station, immediately has suspicions:
“It turns out the big danger to humans on any isolated corporate project, whether it’s mining or - okay, it’s mostly mining. Whatever - the big danger to humans is not raiders, angry human-eating fauna, or rogue SecUnits; it’s other humans.”
Indah was slow to trust a rogue SecUnit and, as Murderbot described it, “was all ‘but what if it takes over the station’s systems and kills everybody’”. . . . So Murderbot had to agree to two restrictions: not to access any non-public systems, and not to hack any other bots or drones. It was, as Murderbot said, “an uneasy truce."
Murderbot gradually figures out what happened - more slowly than usual because of the initial restrictions on hacking - and eventually reaches a rapprochement with Indah.
There is less non-stop violence, action, and adventure than in previous books, but the story line behind what happened is more developed, and quite interesting. All of it is filtered through Murderbot’s dry sense of humor, sardonic wit, and constant existential angst.
Favorite passage: Dr. Mensah asks Murderbot to come over and join her and their friends: “We’ll do something fun.” Murderbot replies, “You know I don’t like fun.”
Evaluation: The humans in Murderbot’s life can’t help but come to love and appreciate this very odd SecUnit. Moreover, the desire to make sacrifices to save the other becomes mutual. The books are endearing, very humorous, and diverting in the extreme.
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LibraryThing member booksandliquids
I enjoyed that this was different from the former Murderbot stories, more of a "slice of life", a look into Murderbot's new life on Preservation and how it settles in and gets along with what must be a very weird situation for our favourite killing machine.
Through an interesting "whodunnit" plot,
After all, this is the sixth installment in the Murderbot series, so I do appreciate her giving us a variety of stories to keep things interesting. What threw me off a little was the extensive use of parenthesis.
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we get to see how the people on Preservation react to Murderbot and the questions and problems a non-human, non-robot entity with no clearly defined state of personhood poses to a society. Those were the parts of the story I enjoyed the most, because murder mysteries are generally not my cup of tea, although I like that Martha Wells shakes things up a bit plot-wise and Murderbot can't realy on its usual hacking capabilities to solve everything, but muster interact with (gasp) humans!After all, this is the sixth installment in the Murderbot series, so I do appreciate her giving us a variety of stories to keep things interesting. What threw me off a little was the extensive use of parenthesis.
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LibraryThing member bragan
This latest installment in Martha Wells' Murderbot series returns to the usual novella format. It also jumps back in time a bit, which disappointed me a little, as I'm very eager to see some adventures set after the previous novel. Still, this was a fun and satisfying little murder mystery, in
So, maybe not the most ground-breaking or emotionally affecting installment of the series, but still an entertaining and welcome one. I'm still eagerly waiting for those post-Network Effect adventures, though!
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which Murderbot helps Preservation Station's Port Authority out with an investigation. It didn't really have any of those wonderful little moments that make me go, "Awww, Murderbot, sweetie!", and because it's a prequel there wasn't any new character development, but we did get a reasonably interesting look at Murderbot operating in a situation in which everybody knows exactly what it is and most of them aren't too sure how to feel about that.So, maybe not the most ground-breaking or emotionally affecting installment of the series, but still an entertaining and welcome one. I'm still eagerly waiting for those post-Network Effect adventures, though!
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LibraryThing member Gwendydd
More fun snark from Murderbot! This time, Murderbot has to use their extensive experience of watching murder mystery shows to use by solving a murder mystery. Naturally, stupid humans complicate matters. This series continues to be fun and heartwarming.
LibraryThing member bookappeal
This entry is one of the least tech-heavy in the series and less involved with politics and corporate evildoers, leaving more room for Murderbot's always-amusing personality development.
LibraryThing member monnibo
We love Murderbot. Book 6 in the series sees our intrepid SecUnit joining the team to solve a murder on Preservation Station. I liked how stand-alone the adventure was (only loosely connected to the previous conflicts), and how much emotional character growth there was for Murderbot.
LibraryThing member jamestomasino
Murderbot has settled into its new life on Preservation Station. This sixth book has also settled nicely into the setting. There's action, adventure, and a nice mystery. It's a solid continuation of the series.