Wells always manages to tap me in the feels along with engaging the brain-pan. All that said, I really enjoyed it, and it held up to a second read quite well. I also felt questions raised about the amount of processing 'Bot was doing at certain points. than other characterizations (thinking of Sea of Rust here). I'm still not convinced of 'Bot's logic circuits (mild mid-plot spoiler: didn't 'Bot ever watch serials were people double-crossed? even when limited to security concerns, but do think 'Bot is a much better A.I. The situation gave Murderbot insight into another kind of AI-human relationship, but plotting felt fairly familiar.

I enjoyed it, but I don't know that it covered much new ground. Now I was looking at 90 percent, possibly 95 percent.' This was going to be even more annoying than I had anticipated, and I had anticipated a pretty high level of annoyance, maybe as high as 85 percent. 'When I called it a pet robot, I honestly thought I was exaggerating.

Unfortunately, it means integrating itself into an exploration team that already includes an A.I.: In this installment, 'Bot is heading to a 'terraforming' installation abandoned by the corporation Gra圜ris, hoping to find data for the fight between Gra圜ris and Dr. As we all do, really, but I guess I expect more from a heartless killing machine. 'Bot is a little more experienced, but honestly is making some familiar mistakes. Murderbot returns for a third and autumnal installment. I signaled Miki I would be withdrawing for one minute. It really thought its humans were its friends, because that's how they treated it.

'I love Murderbot!'- New York Times bestselling author Ann LeckieĪt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.'Or Miki was a bot who had never been abused or lied to or treated with anything but indulgent kindness. Mensah's SecUnit is.Īnd Murderbot would rather those questions went away. The case against the too-big-to-fail Gra圜ris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many moral dilemmas? Starring a human-like android who keeps getting sucked back into adventure after adventure, though it just wants to be left alone, away from humanity and small talk. Rogue Protocol is the third entry in Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries.

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