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Fugitive Telemetry

(The Murderbot Diaries #6)

Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)

4.54 · Rating details · 480 ratings · 206 reviews

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 peo ...more

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Jun 22, 2020 Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, mystery, suspense

Update #3: So my brother, another Murderbot fan, was coming into town about a week ago and let me know that he was VERY anxious to read Murderbot's next adventure. I thought, well, I can reread my ARC of Fugitive Telemetry and write my review for it and then loan him the book. Excellent plan! I'm on it!

The rereading part went great. The actual writing of the review ... not so much. So my brother left town, sadly, without the book, which is still sitting here on my coffee table. But here is the Update #3: So my brother, another Murderbot fan, was coming into town about a week ago and let me know that he was VERY anxious to read Murderbot's next adventure. I thought, well, I can reread my ARC of Fugitive Telemetry and write my review for it and then loan him the book. Excellent plan! I'm on it!

The rereading part went great. The actual writing of the review ... not so much. So my brother left town, sadly, without the book, which is still sitting here on my coffee table. But here is the start of my review, just enough to whet your appetite:

So as most Murderbot fans are aware, this is another novella which actually takes place before book #5, the novel Network Effect. (You do need to read books 1-4 first.) Murderbot is on Preservation Station with Dr. Mensah, one of the few humans Murderbot has learned to trust. Preservation is generally a very peaceful and progressive place.

So it's a shock to everyone when the body of an unknown person is found in an isolated passageway of the station, clearly murdered. Station Security is charged with the investigation, but Mensah prevails on them to let Murderbot help, since it knows a lot more about murder than the local security force. Senior Officer Indah is annoyed ("but then she always looked like that when I was around") and distrustful of working with a cyborg security bot. But when things get complicated, Murderbot is undeniably useful to have around.

Fugitive Telemetry is a fun mix of science fiction and murder mystery. As always, Murderbot's snarky narration (liberally scattered with parenthetical remarks, which I love because - as you see - I'm partial to them myself) is one of the highlights. The mystery itself is a solid one, and the resolution was both logical and a complete surprise to me.

This novella doesn't really move the overall story arc forward in the way that the other books have, partly because it's a prequel to the last novel and partly because Murderbot's interactions with the initially hostile Indah have a been-there-done-that kind of feel. These are fairly minor complaints, though. Any Murderbot story shoots immediately to the top of my reading list - and it should yours as well!

Update #2: I just finished! Another fun Murderbot adventure! Review to come!

Update #1: AAAHHH, the ARC of this book just landed on my doorstep! I am SO EXCITED for a new Murderbot adventure!!

Initial post: More Murderbot coming! How awesome is that? Can we make 2021 come any sooner? I think we're all over and done with 2020 anyway... ...more

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Apr 10, 2021 carol. rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: fans of 'Bot

Shelves: fast-and-fun, novella, sci-fi, i-am-not-a-robot, arc, to-buy-hardcover, favorites, mystery, on-blog, desert-island

2021 is looking to be a pretty special year. No, I don’t mean the vaccine, although that’s pretty amazing. No, I mean Murderbot is back in a solid novella. While I’m contractually bound to not repeat the approximately 80 highlights I made while reading, I can assure you that it is filled with ‘Bot’s trademark sarcastic thoughts on humans, slow thought processes, and complicated facial expressions.

"Oh good, maybe the security level would go from barely adequate to mostly adequate. I didn't make a 2021 is looking to be a pretty special year. No, I don’t mean the vaccine, although that’s pretty amazing. No, I mean Murderbot is back in a solid novella. While I’m contractually bound to not repeat the approximately 80 highlights I made while reading, I can assure you that it is filled with ‘Bot’s trademark sarcastic thoughts on humans, slow thought processes, and complicated facial expressions.

"Oh good, maybe the security level would go from barely adequate to mostly adequate. I didn't make an expression because I knew Indah would be more annoyed by me not reacting than by me reacting."

In Fugitive Telemetry, ‘Bot is on Preservation Station and has recently discovered a dead–cough, deceased–human. This is odd, because they appear murdered on a station with a threat assessment of 7% “(to make it drop lower than that we’d have to be on an uninhabited planet.)” ‘Bot jumps right into the investigation, spurred on by concern that GrayCris might be involved. In this case, it’s somewhat constrained from using full capabilities due to general unfriendliness of the human Station Security team and its honor system. It has some new humans to work with, although a few of our familiar friends make an appearance. In timeline terms, it seems likely to have taken place before Network Effect, mostly because that book has such big events happening.

I received notice of my ARC approval after a marathon day vaccinating people (10 stations, 673 people, thank you all very much for getting shots), and while fulfilled, was quite exhausted. I waged a brief debate with myself: do I crash in bed? Do I save it as a reward after I write my two other reviews and finish my two other less-interesting books? Or do I go for it?

I think you know what I did.

While I read, my day fell away, page by page, replaced by sarcastic observations and extremely dry wit. ‘Bot, how I’ve missed you.

“I hadn’t had as much relevant experience in that time. But what I did have were thousands of hours of category mystery media, so I had a lot of theoretical knowledge that was possibly anywhere from 60 to 70 percent inaccurate shit.”

The only real question was how long until I re-read all the novellas?

Endless thanks to Netgalley and Tor/Forge Books for an ebook ARC. All thoughts are mine (although if you like, we can have a philosophical debate on that one) and all quotes are subject to change. ...more

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Dec 11, 2020 Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arcs, upcoming-releases-with-covers

[4.5/5 stars] I’ll be the first to admit that I love Murderbot so much that anything published in the series immediately gets a baseline rating of three stars… anything I find particularly amusing above and beyond expectation launches it up from there. The full-length novel (book #5) had all the Murderbot attributes but, after some distance from my initial impressions (and review), I don’t think the extended plot did the story any favors. It was a bit repetitive and could’ve benefitted from a mo [4.5/5 stars] I’ll be the first to admit that I love Murderbot so much that anything published in the series immediately gets a baseline rating of three stars… anything I find particularly amusing above and beyond expectation launches it up from there. The full-length novel (book #5) had all the Murderbot attributes but, after some distance from my initial impressions (and review), I don’t think the extended plot did the story any favors. It was a bit repetitive and could’ve benefitted from a more generous edit. Coming home to another novella in Fugitive Telemetry was exactly what the series needed to refresh itself back absolutely superb rather than just merely awesome.

I loved this one. Probably my second favorite after Rogue Protocol. As always, Murderbot was a scream (the humor kind), but what struck me in this one was how much the character has grown. It’s definitely still an antisocial introvert, but you can now read between the lines to see that it actually is finding a bit of begrudging comfort out of its “relationships” and gets a little butt-hurt whenever someone snubs it over a prejudice. My favorite scenes here were the ones involving it trying to work with the humans on their very inefficient terms. Hysterical.

The mystery was very satisfying and the pacing was spot-on. I had to stop myself from devouring too fast because who knows when we’ll get another one. Martha Wells has truly created a unique voice that is as memorable as it is funny.

Recommendations: I’m a huge fan of everything about this series and plan to continue recommending it as often as I can. Murderbot is my spirit animal. I don’t care how much I read, I’ll never get tired of his sardonic nature. The series is especially recommendable because the installments are so short – they give people a chance to try them out without a huge time commitment. I don’t know about everyone else, but I was sold on the very first line of book 1…

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May 05, 2020 Amy marked it as to-read

Shelves: can-t-fucking-wait

Am I already putting the sixth entry in the Murderbot Diaries series on my TBR list before I have even acquired and read book 5? YOU BET YOUR ASS I AM THANK YOU BOOK DEPOSITORY FOR CLUING ME INTO THIS GORGEOUS ENTRY HELL YESSSSS

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Jan 17, 2021 Montzalee Wittmann rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

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 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 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 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. ...more

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Oct 08, 2020 Kogiopsis rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed, favorite-2020-reads, nicole-reads-to-me, space-ain-t-pretty

More Murderbot for the soul!

I am obviously not going to say anything particularly specific or risk even slight spoilers, so this review will be somewhat vague. The thing is, if you've read Murderbot thus far, you're gonna want to keep reading Murderbot, so I don't really think I need specifics to convince people to read this book.

What it's left me contemplating is mostly... the bizarre way Murderbot makes friends, and the way that I find this process particularly heartwarming. The thing is, Murd ...more

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Nov 30, 2020 Veronica Belmont rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sl-laser, scifi

So happy to have an opportunity to catch up with Murderbot! In Fugitive Telemetry, Murderbot gets to experience what it’s like to solve a murder mystery, much like one of their favorite soap operas. Gone is most of the self-doubt that they have previously shared internally in past books — this feels like a more self-assured Murderbot, who understands even more keenly how the rest of the universe sees and reacts to them.

While we get to see some old friends in this story, this book stands on it’s ...more

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Mar 11, 2021 Book Deli rated it really liked it

Full review is also available on my blog!

Murderbot is, without a doubt, one of my favourite characters I've ever read about. I want nothing more than to be its best friend, even though it would HATE that. I was a little bit apprehensive going into this book simply because it was the first time I've read this series as opposed to listening to the audiobook, and I was worried Murderbot's sass wouldn't come across the same way as it does in the audiobooks.

I was wrong to be worried, as the book is ...more

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May 07, 2020 Sana marked it as to-read-so-bad-it-hurts

THE COVERRRR

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!

I just love these blurbs 😂👏

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ALWAYS MORE MURDERBOT \O/

Set between Exit ...more

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Sep 05, 2020 Rian *fire and books* rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, lgbtqia

Unsurprisingly I gave 5 stars to the SIXTH entry into one of my favorite series, The Murderbot Diaries.

If you haven’t read these books by now you really should. It’s the perfect blend of dry and sarcastic humor with a dash of heart wrapped up in a sci-fi adventure. Or in this installments case... a murder mystery!

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Mar 10, 2021 laurel [the suspected bibliophile] rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2021-read, arcs, sci-fi

(Hey, I don't want me, either, but I'm stuck with me.)

Murderbot is on Preservation Station, and trying to find a place for itself among the annoying humans. When a dead human is found in one of the alleys, all signs point to Murderbot—until Dr Mensah steps in and gets it assigned to the investigation. Is GrayCris behind the dead human? Or is it something else—something more nefarious?

(I've never been on a contract on an uninhabited world because if I was on a planet on a contract then we'd be in

...more

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Apr 02, 2021 Delaney rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2021-books, arcs-or-review-copies, 2021-releases

Review for Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

A huge thank you TorDotComPub for the early copy and the opportunity to read and review it!

Summary:
“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?)”

My Thoughts
I was so excited to get an ear ...more

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Apr 02, 2021 Annemieke / A Dance with Books rated it really liked it

Shelves: 4-and-a-half-star, 2021, sci-fi

4,5 stars

Thank you to Tor and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not change my opinion in anyway.

Murderbot is back! In between watching Sanctuary Moon and their protection detail, they now have to solve a murder!

Set on Preservation Station we get a real murder mystery with Murderbot. I found it interesting to see how everything is set up on Preservation Station and how their friends all were so positive she should be with them when the station isn't real ...more

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Dec 25, 2020 h o l l i s rated it liked it

Shelves: a-smattering-of-lols, arc, finished-in-december-2020, novellas, 2020-reads, scifi

So let's get the mild bits that bummed me out.. out of the way. First of all, this is a novella length installment again, after book five was full length. Not too bad, really, as we're mostly used to this. However the major thing that bummed me out? No ART.

If you aren't already into this series you totally should be.

My review for this is fairly short but expect the rest closer to release date!

3.5 stars

** I received an ARC from the publisher (thank you!) in exchange for an honest review. ** ...more

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Mar 29, 2021 Bandit rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Dear Murderbot, this is your Dear John letter. You saw this coming, right? You must have. Six books and not one ringing success. It’s that unnecessarily oversized book five that really delivered the final blow, though out of basic decency and a need to meet obligations, I read book six as it was provided for review purposes. And while I appreciated you returning to a much more suitable (and a personal favorite) novella format, the brevity alone no longer does the trick.
It won’t matter to you, Dear Murderbot, this is your Dear John letter. You saw this coming, right? You must have. Six books and not one ringing success. It’s that unnecessarily oversized book five that really delivered the final blow, though out of basic decency and a need to meet obligations, I read book six as it was provided for review purposes. And while I appreciated you returning to a much more suitable (and a personal favorite) novella format, the brevity alone no longer does the trick.
It won’t matter to you, will it? You’re so inexplicably popular and beloved by so many. What’s one dissenting opinion, one disappointed reader? You won’t even sulk probably or I’d like to think maybe you might, just for a short while, and then just dissolve your sadness in a streaming show like you do and go on with your life.
In fact, why did you ever think that passion for space soap operas and snark were enough of a personality to attract and maintain one’s attention and affection? It wasn’t, it isn’t, not when all that leaves in a bunch of interchangeable uninteresting side characters and muddled contrived convoluted plots.
I know, it isn’t your fault, you were written that way (and none of your books were ever as much fun as their descriptions made them out to be and then praised and awarded so repeatedly, there was never any reason to improve. And it’s sad in a way and it’s certainly a commentary on popular tastes, but most importantly, Murderbot, it’s the end of us. I can no longer in good conscience rationalize spending time with you, hoping against all reason that you’ll turn your act around and wow me. In fact, sorry to say, I regret the time we did spend together. I don’t think it was worth it. And I kind of can’t believe I stuck around for this long. What can I say…I’m a completist. A book loving romantic. And you…I’m not even sure what you are, you’re not really a pandering sellout, you’re more on an inexplicable weird trend. A gimmicky creation stretched out seemingly indefinitely over a series by an underwhelming talent to an inexplicable acclaim. I wanted you to be more. Maybe it isn’t fair. So you just go do you. We tried. It was real, Murberbot, but it’s already fading from memory, much like every single plot of your books immediately after completion. Goodbye, Murderbot. Thanks Netgalley.

This and more at https://advancetheplot.weebly.com/ ...more

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Apr 06, 2021 Jesse Ruth (Oracleofmadness) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc-s-netgalley-and-edelweiss, fantastico-fantastics, go-girl

Thank you Tor Dot Com for this advanced readers copy!

This new Murderbot Diaries novella was another incredible installment to the series. If you love Murderbot then you will not be let down!

I love all the "Oh, shit" moments and the way Murderbot deals with the humans. What I love even more is the way I really need these stories, need Murderbot. I can see the social anxiety and the depression and the sometimes surprise and sometimes not when a person makes a negative judgment against them just f ...more

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Nov 05, 2020 Kinsey rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2020

4.5/5! It's Murderbot, I love Murderbot, if you're reading goodreads reviews of Murderbot Diaries #6 you probably also love Murderbot, my verdict is: VERY ENJOYABLE MURDERBOT CONTENT.

Martha Wells has created another well-paced, interesting storyline that I won't detail here and once again utilized her preternatural ability to make me like EVERY. SINGLE. SIDE CHARACTER.

When I started Fugitive Telemetry, I wasn't expecting it to take place on Preservation Station (ostensibly?) between the fourth ...more

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Sep 26, 2020 Catie rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, read-in-2020, sci-fi

This reads much more like a novella or short story than a full-length novel, but it was still immensely enjoyable. Murderbot gets to be a detective in this - tracking down clues and interviewing suspects. It reminded me a lot of Isaac Asimov's robot novels in the best way. I will probably never get enough of these books. ...more

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Nov 21, 2020 Elliot rated it it was amazing

Shelves: novella, queer-lit, sci-fi

I really really loved this one. It might be tied for my favorite Murderbot book. Murderbot helps to solve a locked door mystery and Murderbot has plenty of feelings about that. This was exactly what I needed right now. Suffice to say: it is wonderful and you need it in your life ASAP. Pre-order it now as a kindness to your future self.

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Aug 29, 2020 R. G. Nairam marked it as to-read

I enjoyed Network Effect, but I'm excited we seem to be going back to the novella format! I think it works better for the pacing of Murderbot's adventures. <3 ...more

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Feb 21, 2021 Sergiy rated it really liked it

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

If you were looking for an immediate follow up to Network Effect this is not it. Fugitive telemetry goes back to the shorter format of the other pre-novel murderbot books and is almost a standalone as it just as easily could have followed Exit Strategy.

The story is set back on preservation where our hero must find a way to fit in with humans, augmented humans, and robots while the head of station security is advocating f ...more

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May 14, 2020 Lia marked it as to-read

Shelves: wishlist, sequences-must-buy

OMG YESS!!! MORE OF MURDERBOT! Please don't end this serie anytime soon. ...more

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Nov 19, 2020 ~Geektastic~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: pub-2021, arc, sci-fi

This entry in the Murderbot Diaries series feels lighter and less connected to the rest of the series, a bit like a bottle episode in a long-running television series. Murderbot itself is still as wonderful as ever and the growth of the character and expansion of the world continues nicely, though I have to say I was surprised by the direction of this one, given the ending of Network Effect and where I was expecting to pick up (and it is really hard to go back to a novella-length story after get ...more

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May 14, 2020 Virginja ↢ 99% imp marked it as to-read

Tor.com: *announces a new MurderBot novella*
Me, internally: *screams* *jumps* *kiss her secret MB unofficial action figure*
Me, externally: *immediately puts it in TBR*

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Mar 27, 2021 Judy Lesley rated it really liked it

Shelves: novella, series, science-fiction, favorite-author

This entry in The Murderbot Diaries comes directly after book five and is, once again, much too short for my liking. However, I can't come up with a page number that would satisfy my longing for more wit and charm (yes, a bot can be charming if you overlook some elements of their personality) from this SecUnit. Hmm, 500 pages of Murderbot? Give it to me Ms Wells and let me test it out. Anyway, just so you will not be surprised, this offering is approximately 176 pages long and it fairly flies by ...more

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Mar 14, 2021 Diana rated it really liked it

I LOVED Murderbot. How ironic it is, how antisocial and addicted to tv series it can be and also how loyal it is with the people it comes to care about. I love this idea of it having no gender, and hacking its own systems in order to retain its memories and some sort of freedoom from the company that puts him out for hire. The concept of how a Murderbot is “assembled” and the fact it wants to escape its programming brings lots of questions about what it really means to be human and have a concie I LOVED Murderbot. How ironic it is, how antisocial and addicted to tv series it can be and also how loyal it is with the people it comes to care about. I love this idea of it having no gender, and hacking its own systems in order to retain its memories and some sort of freedoom from the company that puts him out for hire. The concept of how a Murderbot is “assembled” and the fact it wants to escape its programming brings lots of questions about what it really means to be human and have a concience.
Other parts I enjoyed about the span of the 4 novels was having Murderbot being able to forge friendships with other bots and also with humans, and having it puzzling about family, friendships and puberty... Those things that were foreign to it before.

The book "Network effect" proved to me that sometimes less is more, so I was quite happy to see Murderbot get back to his novella format for "Fugitive Telemetry". I really enjoyed this one. We get back our snarky Murderbot, who gets involved into a murder investigation while trying to not get affevted by the humans that pre judge him for being a SecUnit.

I won't be talking much about the plot, as I don't want to make any spoilers, but I loved that we get more about Murderbot gender - or lack thereof -, that it begans to change some of its patterns, allowing itself to say when something humans say offends or hurts it, even if it doesn't understand the reasons why, or if it tolds himself it shouldn't be affected because it should be used to humans judging it before allowing it to prove itself.

It really makes you think about humans prejudging other people just by the idea they have, misconceptions, fear of what is different... I love how Murderbot continues to explore its humanity and keeps pushing the borders of what it really means to be human. And I absolutely love how ironic and special Murderbot is (I LOVED when it defined itself as a construct made of cloned human meat, parts, anxiety and depression... I mean, how real can you get?) The book will also foray into slavery and trying to smugle people to safety, which makes you think a lot about the state of the world.

The plot of the book is pretty solid, moves at an adequate rythm and I loved to see Murderbot allying itself with humans that originally kinda mistrusted him in order to save this murder and other people.

So yeah, more Murderbot please! ...more

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Apr 06, 2021 Emma Cathryne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: adult, feel-good, funny, novella, sci-fi, arc, fave-series

Murderbot is back, bringing me one step closer to my dream of a glorious, never-ending stream of Murderbot books a lá the Magic Treehouse. Except with fewer time traveling tree houses, and more grouchy but loveable robots. Keeping with the kids book metaphors, Fugitive Telemetry was Murderbot: Revenge of Reluctant Robotic Nancy Drew as this installment finds our favorite governor module-hacking, media-watching bot on contract with Preservation Station security solving a murder mystery.

This genr ...more

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Feb 15, 2021 Bridgette rated it it was amazing

Shelves: adult, galley, 2021-goal-reads

Murderbot continues to delight, amuse, and kick ass, perhaps even better than when the series started. I was thrilled to see Murderbot back with Mensah and the gang around while they got to help solve a weird murder. It's got all the things we loved about Murderbot from the sass and sarcasm to the action and adventure. I really enjoyed this installment, with all it's twists and turns, and laugh out loud lines. Here's to many more Muderbot novellas and *fingers crosses* another full length novel ...more

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Oct 29, 2020 Tracy rated it it was amazing

Ah, my sarcastic murderbot! I only wish I could say some of your observances out loud ;) I'm not sure if this really had a slow start, or I shouldn't have been reading and listening to new Luke Combs while on a treadmill ...at any rate all the rest of it went quite well and I enjoyed it immensely ...more

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Dec 16, 2020 Dominique marked it as to-read

Coming out April 27, 2021.

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Martha Wells

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Martha Wells has been an SF/F writer since her first fantasy novel was published in 1993, and her work includes The Books of the Raksura series, The Death of the Necromancer, the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy, The Murderbot Diaries series, media tie-ins for Star Wars, Stargate: Atlantis, and Magic: the Gathering, as well as short fiction, YA novels, and non-fiction. She has won a Nebula Award, two Hug ...more