All Systems Red

This book might be part of the The Murderbot Diaries series.

"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.

"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.

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.

1 edition

eBook, 156 pages

English language

Published May 2, 2017 by Tordotcom.

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

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

Nebula- und Hugo-Award: absolut verdient

5 stars

Im Vergleich zur Fernsehadaption etwas ernster, aber dafür noch besser.

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

Un constructo, una tripulación y lo que hace el aburrimiento

4 stars

Después de tres años lo he releído (a causa de que la serie de Apple TV+ basada en la novela va a salir en breves) y lo he entendido mucho mejor y me ha gustado muchísimo más. ¿Será cosa de que mi nivel de inglés ha subido o de que he entendido mejor de qué iba la vaina? Ni idea, pero el resultado es que esta novelita corta, entretenida y con une protagoniste más que especial se hace un huequecito.

Como siempre, la culpa de todo es del capitalismo. Incluso el del futuro.

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

Review of 'All Systems Red' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Murderbot has hacked himself out of main control.

The idea of an android, part bot with lingering organics, gives rise to ideas of a machine that sometimes feels human, a very introverted and relatable human; with its increasing independency situations develop more unexpectedly than what I anticipated, and that kept me reading the whole book almost in one sitting.

The secondary characters add enough depth to the story and help the development of Murderbot throughout it, queer characters are also a welcomed presence.

It was a very fun and fast read 😁

laundry0099@bookwyrm.social reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

Review of 'All Systems Red' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

It’s rare to find a compelling sci-fi book that also has a hefty helping of humor and sarcasm baked into its tone. I will definitely be reading more of this series.

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

Review of 'All Systems Red (Kindle Single): The Murderbot Diaries' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Bit of a quick read, but not going to complain. Personally I liked the storyline, the humour of the murderbot too.

I may or may not be (read : I am currently) throwing money at the other books right now.

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