All Systems Red

The Murderbot Diaries, #1

by Martha Wells

eBook, 156 pages

English language

Published May 2, 2017 by Tordotcom.

ISBN:: 978-0-7653-9752-2
ASIN:: B01MYZ8X5C
ISFDB ID:: 2161845
Goodreads:: 32758901

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"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.

But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid — a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.

But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."

But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.

But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

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Trae reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

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5 stars

This was a crazy surprising read. Had no clue what to expect about this and have to admit it's great! Succinct and engaging. It had me hooked the whole time. Wells is an excellent, clear language writer that I'm excited to learn more about.