Exit Strategy, by Martha Wells

[Tor Novella]

★★★★☆ Great characters, Good Conclusion to a Great Series

(SF Thriller; Murderbot Diaries) Muderbot’s recent exploits targeting GrayCris have hurt the company enough that it has kidnapped Murderbot’s friend, Mensah, thinking she was behind it all. It has to rescue her, even though this may be a trap. (35,829 words; Time: 1h:59m)

Although some effort has been made to make this story stand alone, it is fourth in a series, and readers are strongly advised to start with “Condition Red.” See related articles on Tor.com.

Rogue Protocol, by Martha Wells

[Tor Novella]

★★★★★ Great Protagonist, Thrilling and Moving Plot.

(SF Thriller; Murderbot Diaries) Murderbot’s hunt for evidence against the GrayCris corporation leads it to a supposedly abandoned terraforming facility it thinks was a cover for illegally extracting alien remnants. (35,206 words; Time: 1h:57m)

You need to start from the beginning of the series; this story would be hard to understand on its own. See related articles on Tor.com.

Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells

[Tor Novella]

★★★★★ Great characters, great action, interesting setting

(SF Adventure; Murderbot Diaries) Murderbot heads to the RaviHyral Mining Facility to learn the truth about why it went rogue and killed its own clients many years ago. (32,446 words; Time: 1h:48m)

You should read “All Systems Red” before reading this novella. See related articles on Tor.com.

All Systems Red, by Martha Wells

[Tor Novella]

★★★★★ Thrilling, Thoughtful, Touching

(SF Thriller; Murderbot Diaries) A “security bot” assigned to support a survey team impresses them with its competence as a series of things go wrong. What they don’t know is that it has disabled the governor that prevents it from hurting people. (31,128 words; Time: 1h:43m)

Recommended By: RHorton+2 Nebula+2 Hugo+2 Locus+2

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