Why Carol loves this book
The voice of the security robot who has slipped his controls is just a constant delight. What a personality packed into a short adventure. This book and it's successors are like perfect bites of the most flavorful dessert. More would not make each one better.
45 authors picked All Systems Red as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells begins The Murderbot Diaries, a new science fiction action and adventure series that tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. It appeals to fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or lain M. Banks' Culture novels. The main character is a deadly security droid that has bucked its restrictive programming and is balanced between contemplative self discovery and an idle instinct to kill all humans. In a corporate dominated s pa cef a ring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by…