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Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel (The Murderbot Diaries (5)) (edition 2020)

by Martha Wells (Author)

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"Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel, Network Effect. You know that feeling when you're at work, and you've had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot. Come for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. you'll read this century. I'm usually alone in my head, and that's where 90 plus percent of my problems are. When Murderbot's human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action. Drastic action it is, then"--Amazon.com.… (more)
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Title:Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel (The Murderbot Diaries (5))
Authors:Martha Wells (Author)
Info:Tor.com (2020), 352 pages
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I love this series sooooo much!!
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  Dorothy2012 | Apr 22, 2024 |
(3.0 Stars)

This was much longer than any of the other books. It was good, but to be honest was a little difficult to keep track of who was who during some of the "action" scenes. There were a lot of different characters to keep track of. ( )
  philibin | Mar 25, 2024 |
What a fantastic story! My favorite so far, in part because it is also the longest (nearly double the usual length). The length allowed the author to do a deep dive into SecUnit's relationships with its key people, but she did so without sacrificing the fast pace. She ratcheted up the tension without losing any of the wiseass banter. I think it is these dichotomies—depth yet action packed, tense yet funny—that is part of the series' charm for me. I don't want to the series to end! ( )
  labfs39 | Mar 17, 2024 |
A much more layered and involved book in this series. The earlier novellas felt more straightforward, YA style romps. Loved this, loved the characters and world that Wells is so great at creating. ( )
  patl | Feb 29, 2024 |
I love it when a storyline comes together.

It's been a real ride with Murderbot to get to this point but I'm really glad I hung in there for 5 books and I'm *super* excited for Book 6.

I really want this to be a TV show. It might stink, but I want it anyway. ( )
  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |
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Like the series-to-full-length movie format it follows, everything is a bit wider and a bit heavier, but all the hallmarks of the series are there. We get a return of some beloved characters, more dodgy corporate interlopers, more robots-on A.I.-on-robot (and augmented human) action, and a bigger mystery. But now, with a little more room to breathe, Wells draws out all of those elements in a way that extends the enjoyable experience of the novellas, yet doesn't drag. Network Effect is more than twice the size of All Systems Red, but you'll come to the final pages and hardly notice.
 

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Foltzer, ChristineCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Free, Kevin R.Narratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jones, JaimeCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Montier, MathildeTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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"Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel, Network Effect. You know that feeling when you're at work, and you've had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot. Come for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. you'll read this century. I'm usually alone in my head, and that's where 90 plus percent of my problems are. When Murderbot's human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action. Drastic action it is, then"--Amazon.com.

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