ALL SYSTEMS RED: Martha Wells: 1 (Murderbot Diaries)

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I don’t know what’s wrong with me,” I had told Mensah. “I think you might know,” she had said. “You just don’t want to talk about it.”) Become a Real Boy: Defied. Dr. Mensah tells Murderbot that most humans would assume that since it looks human it would want to be human. Murderbot says this is the dumbest thing it’s ever heard. Blatant Lies: It constantly tells itself that it doesn't care about its stupid clients and is utterly indifferent to how it's treated.

Yes, talk to Murderbot about its feelings. The idea was so painful I dropped to 97 percent efficiency." Hive Mind: The more infected ones believe they are part of this. Most other characters are skeptical and think it's just a delusion caused by their infection. This is a quieter story in the series, and not a lot happens, but it's always a pleasure being in this fascinating world. "Home: Habitat" is notable for being narrated by Mensah, and I liked being inside her head and seeing how she views Murderbot. They have such a unique relationship and respect for each other. SecUnit is looking down at her. “You can hug me if you need to.”There really isn't much here and if one didn't read this one they would miss nothing. This is one of my favorite ongoing series and my favorite aspect of this series is the point of view of Murderbot. This story differentiates itself from that point of view as Murderbot is mostly off screen for the story. With this change one can tell right away it just isn't as enjoyable as all the other entries in this series. As for the story it makes sense that Dr. Mensah would suffer from this. The only problem is that it is referenced in this story without any real depth and since this story takes place in between already written books we really never see it again. What makes Murderbot as endearing as it is engaging are the ways that, through a narrative about an autonomous robot, we think about what it means to be human. The stories are sort of a perfect balance, full of equal measures snark and heart that gives readers all the feels wrapped in a narrative exploding with action. But at the center is our rather reluctant hero—Murderbot themselves—who is so easy to empathize and often identify with but also tells us that even if we, too, would rather hide from the world and watch our favorite tv series, or hate everyone and don’t want to talk about our feelings, or even want to get up and face the world, we too could channel Murderbot and still be the incredible hero when the chips are down. I’ve followed this series with nothing but utter bliss and joy so when System Collapse released this week I knew it was one to drop everything and dive into. And I gotta say… Berserk Button: Do not hurt or threaten someone it cares about; it has many exploratory probes ( no, they are not "missiles") and is not afraid to use them.

Q: How did The Murderbot series happen for you? What was the initial inspiration, how did it develop, and from All Systems Red to Exit Strategy, did the story go as planned from the beginning, or were important changes made along the way? It's why I identify so deeply with Murderbot: We had all the right things go exactly right at the right time or we'd simply have ceased to exist. this is the longest and most satisfying murderbot book, and i'm already looking forward to rereading it. because here's the thing—as much as i love murderbot—how they think, how they fight AND THE FRIENDS THEY MAKE ALONG THE WAY, i get lost sometimes in the sci-fi of it all. and it's no fault of the author—her writing is excellent, she does all the world-building work, and the SF elements are not even that complicated; it is hundo-percent me and my inability to really visualize things i've never seen, and once you throw any kind of technology in there, i'm a goner. Sapient Ship: A fully formed consciousness housed in a spaceship, as opposed to the more primitive bot pilots that are typical for the setting. Nevertheless.” She can’t do this. She can’t lean on a being that doesn’t want to be leaned on. Of all the things SecUnit needs, the only ones she can give it are room and time in a relatively safe space to make decisions for itself. Becoming a prop for her failing emotional stability won’t do either one of them any good.

Murderbot is now with Dr. Mensah and the other Preservation Station characters who Murderbot was protecting in the first book, All Systems Red, and the fourth, Exit Strategy. Preservation is an unusually liberal society in this universe, where single-minded, coldhearted corporate profit-making is the norm, and Mensah and her family and friends treat Murderbot, who they call “SecUnit,”as a person rather than as a possession. Mensah’s brother-in-law Thiago, however, is suspicious of Murderbot’s influence over Mensah, and Mensah’s adolescent daughter Amana considers Murderbot an annoyance, especially after it scared off someone she thought was a romantic interest (“Yes, it was hilarious”). All Systems Red is the first entry in Martha Wells' New York Times and USA Today bestselling, and Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction series, The Murderbot Diaries. There are few better literary thrills than unexpectedly stumbling across a Murderbot story! Especially if it's an online freebie. Disney Death: Is deleted by the Targets, only to be reuploaded from a copy it left for Murderbot to find.