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All Systems Red (Kindle Single): The Murderbot Diaries (edition 2017)

by Martha Wells (Author)

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A murderous android discovers itself in "All Systems Red", a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence. 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.… (more)
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Title:All Systems Red (Kindle Single): The Murderbot Diaries
Authors:Martha Wells (Author)
Info:Tor.com (2017), 156 pages
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All Systems Red by Martha Wells

  1. 152
    Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (chlorine)
    chlorine: Main protagonists are at least somewhat AI, and both books have a neutral take on gender.
  2. 102
    A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (2wonderY)
    2wonderY: The ethical dilemmas and questions on the meaning of humanity inform both stories.
  3. 41
    Artifice by Alex Woolfson (MyriadBooks)
    MyriadBooks: Construct, check. Evil Corporation, check. Action, check. Squishy emotional center, check. Trust me, you'll love it.
  4. 30
    Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill (jekier)
    jekier: The protagonist is a robot/ai.
  5. 20
    Finder by Suzanne Palmer (Anonymous user)
    Anonymous user: Fast paced, humorous space adventure with lots of fun twists without romance. Features a sarcastic main character who, like Murderbot, finds himself helping others while trying to understand and run from his own past (all while failing to convince himself he doesn't care).
  6. 10
    For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor (Cora-R)
  7. 10
    Hard Wired by Len Vlahos (jekier)
    jekier: Another great book staring an AI character.
  8. 10
    The Stories of Ibis by Hiroshi Yamamoto (jekier)
    jekier: Another great book staring an AI character.
  9. 10
    Hellspark by Janet Kagan (steppenfloyd)
  10. 10
    Queen of Roses by Elizabeth McCoy (Litrvixen)
    Litrvixen: Both are about artifical entities who have to deal with humans.
  11. 10
    Bypass Gemini by Joseph R. Lallo (Cloverlimes)
    Cloverlimes: Action & humor focused race across space where the main character is pitted against corporate interests. Interesting characters, including AI characters.
  12. 00
    Tik-Tok by John Sladek (Michael.Rimmer)
    Michael.Rimmer: Tik-Tok, if you like your bot a little more murdery.
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This was a quick, fun read in an engaging universe. I definitely want to read more Murderbot now! Love the character, love the descriptions, just a lot of fun. ( )
  teejayhanton | Mar 22, 2024 |
This was a good introduction to Murderbot, but I am glad to know there's more to read! I love the way it's hooked on media serials and answers questions so honestly. I look forward to the next installment. ( )
  elorin | Mar 11, 2024 |
A self-aware security bot becomes attached to the group of human scientists he is assigned to. They are threatened by another force on the planet they are exploring.
It's a short introduction to the main character but very appealing.
ebook read 3/7/2024 ( )
  catseyegreen | Mar 8, 2024 |
AHHHH “my humans"!! (“My favorite human” !!??! AHHH.) Thank god there's so many books left to read!! ( )
  hannerwell | Feb 24, 2024 |
A near-perfect novella! I'm a suckerrrr for stories with or about AI/cyborg/android characters so this was already looking promising for me. It felt like very cinematic, and I could easily picture the planet and scenes Well painted. The ending was the only thing I wish was a little more solid; I think it's slightly lazy to have characters pass out at critical moments and then wake up to find a problem has been solved. That being said, I've already requested the next book from my library and plan on reading the whole series - they seem like wonderful pockets of sci-fi goodness. :3 ( )
  deborahee | Feb 23, 2024 |
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But this book is sneaky. As much as you want to think this is just some lightweight little confection made of robot fights and space murder — and as much as All Systems Red wants to present itself as nothing but robot fights and space murder — Martha Wells did something really clever. She hid a delicate, nuanced and deeply, grumpily human story inside these pulp trappings, by making her murderous robot story primarily character-driven. And the character doing the driving?

Murderbot.
 

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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Wells, Marthaprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Böhmert, FrankTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Foltzer, ChristineCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Free, Kevin R.Narratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Harris, LeeEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jones, JaimeCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kivimäki, MikaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Montier, MathildeTraductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my governor module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites.
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And in their corner all they had was Murderbot, who just wanted everyone to shut up and leave it alone so it could watch the entertainment feed all day.
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A murderous android discovers itself in "All Systems Red", a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence. 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.

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