The Murderbot Diaries. Volume 2: Rogue protocol ; Exit strategy

At last, The Murderbot Diaries are being reissued in omnibus editions, each collecting two of the novellas. I suspect this is as a tie-in to the Apple tv series; whilst the Tor novellas were nice things to have, especially in hardback, they did make rather premium products, and some of us have to count our pennies....

This second volume collects together Rogue Protocol and Exit Strategy, which is good because these two stories (third and fourth in the overall sequence) are fairly closely linked, unlike the first two. The novelty of Murderbot itself has worn off a little, but there is still a lot of entertainment to be had from its asides, its internal monologue and its opinions. There is also plenty of action, some fairly frantic show more world-building going on under the surface, and a Monty Python Easter Egg in Rogue Protocol. I stayed up far too late finishing this off, which should tell you something. show less

I'll go to hell and back if it means being able to spend a little time with Murderbot.....even though it would be terrified of that scenario.

4/5

Read it if you want to.