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A SecUnit’s job is to protect its clients from anything that wants to kill or hurt them, and to gently discourage them from killing, maiming, etc., each other. The reason why they were trying to kill, maim, etc., each other wasn’t the SecUnit’s problem, it was for the humans’ supervisor to deal with. (Or to willfully ignore until the whole project devolved into a giant clusterfuck and your SecUnit prayed for the sweet relief of a massive accidental explosive decompression, not that I’m speaki...more
This was intense. I love the Murderbot diaries and this installment reminded me of all the reasons why. The authors pulls off a not quite SecUnit, not quite human protagonist who can hit all the right buttons of my sensibilities as a reader.
The story is fast -paced and nice, with the right amount of tension. The characters are are interesting even for a novella format and I can’t wait to see what our (yes, our) self-styled Murderbot has learnt from the experience.
Who knew being a heartless kil ...more
The story is fast -paced and nice, with the right amount of tension. The characters are are interesting even for a novella format and I can’t wait to see what our (yes, our) self-styled Murderbot has learnt from the experience.
Who knew being a heartless kil ...more
I think it would be hard for me not to enjoy a Murderbot novel, but as Murderbot novels go, they’re all starting to sound the same.
Much the same as in Artificial Condition, Murderbot is on the hunt for evidence of the Company’s shady business. This time, it takes him to Milu, a terraforming project inexplicably abandoned by GrayCris. There, as usual, he meets some useful humans in need of rescuing. Unusually, with them is a ‘pet’ robot that adds all sorts of complications to Murderbot’s plans, a ...more
Much the same as in Artificial Condition, Murderbot is on the hunt for evidence of the Company’s shady business. This time, it takes him to Milu, a terraforming project inexplicably abandoned by GrayCris. There, as usual, he meets some useful humans in need of rescuing. Unusually, with them is a ‘pet’ robot that adds all sorts of complications to Murderbot’s plans, a ...more
Oh, Murderbot, let me count the ways I adore you....seriously, though, these books are just excellent. I love viewing the world through their eyes, and the overall mystery unfolding is great, too.
This was also great, I considered the end a bit rushed-up.
Feb 06, 2019
Aqsa
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Steven Brittain
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