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Murderbot, the bad ass with sass, once again roped into rescuing squishy humans, eventually, but first, much repartee with and demonstration of skill for the cranky, mistrustful ones. But it does have allies and that gives me the warm fuzzies.
New favourite verb: "blorp". IYKYK. ?
1/2

😂🤣 Have I mentioned I love Murderbot?

Aw, little ship just wants to help. 🥺

Another cool installment of a great series… but this was just filler, and it felt a bit empty, especially after the last one. The 5th book was so thorough and interesting and it ended with so many open possibilities…I was rly expecting #6 to pick things back up and take the main story somewhere. But you‘ve guessed it- I was wrong. It‘s still a solid lil story tho!

I love the feeling of being all caught up on a series, and this is an extremely entertaining one. Murderbot forever.

I do so love Murderbot, and here we have a Murderbot murder mystery—thoroughly delightful. I enjoyed following Murderbot as it navigated interactions on Preservation Station, both with humans and other bots. I did want a bit more of the relationships that have been developing over the rest of the series, but that‘s a minor complaint. And now I‘m up to date on the series…until the next book is released this fall! #SeriesLove2023

Stepping outside of the original series, Murderbot is back!
When a stranger is found murdered on Preservation Station, Murderbot grudgingly volunteers to help station security to investigate who was killed and who was the killer. Fearing GrayCris was responsible and was coming after Dr. Mensah next, Murderbot pulls out all the stops to find the answer.
blorp!
Finished 3/14/2022

Murderbot is back! If you liked murderbot inner musings, desire to get back to watching media, and general saving the day, pick this up.

If none of that made sense, start with All Systems Red. The series is about a SecUnit (heavily armed cyborg construct?) named Murderbot that has gone rogue and is ungovernable... And they just want to watch TV. Unfortunately work + wanting to do a good job gets in the way. They're all fun & quick reads.

#2022Book105
This was my least favorite of the series. The new characters didn‘t really add anything and the already established characters didn‘t do anything to set apart their actions from the previous books. Overall, this one felt like a mashup of plot points from the other books rather than an original story.

I am really going to miss Murderbot. This feels out of chronological order as the prior book was on ART and this one is set on Preservation Station. Also, Dr Bharadwaj‘s project was only mentioned in passing and without much explanation in Network Effect. This was good but without the intensity of the other books.

Murderbot solves a murder. Another fun installment

#AlphabetGame #LetterF
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

My favorite "F" book is Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

A couple of other books are very close:
1. For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor (part of the We Are Bob series) Great space opera if you enjoy those.
2. The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (part of the Mistborn series)

Working protection for Dr. Mensa on Preservation Station, Murderbot gets roped into helping investigate an unusual murder on the station.

Set before the novel, which mixed me up until I realized. But another utterly charming addition! Murderbot‘s complete reluctance to acknowledge friendships continues to be so funny, the murder story was twisty. & the voice of these stories is so unique, I could probably identify a random paragraph. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Rolling in in reverse order, it seems, yester-evenings #BookMail.

Whoever came up with slightly-rough-to-the-touch dust jacket paper is a genius. Now I hope the other books in the series have the same dust jacket paper.

@julesG mentioned that this comes before Network Effect in Murderbot‘s timeline, so I grabbed a copy from the library. FT is another great adventure and Murderbot just gets funnier. I love the sarcasm, and this was a clever mystery

Okay so I‘ve sped through the series & now I‘m sad 🤖 Oh Murderbot when shall I see thee again?

Argh, so fun. Back to the novella length and leaves you wanting more. I‘ve now finished all the published murderbots and have turned around to start right back at book one. These books are fabulous. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I had also been helping Ratthi with the data analysis for his survey reports, and he was trying to convince me that could be a job I could do for other researchers. Which, sure, I mean, it could. If I wanted to be almost as bored as when a lot of my job had been standing in one place unable to move and staring at a wall.

I guess murderbot won't be on researchjobs.com then...

I LOVE MURDERBOT! And all the bots at the end! 😍😭 Kevin R. Free did a fantastic job narrating. However, listening made me anxious sometimes and I feel like I couldn‘t follow as well as usual, so I think I‘ve completed my audiobook quota for the year. 😂 It‘s kind of funny because I don‘t have this problem with podcasts.

I‘ve said it before and I‘ll probably say it again: I am not an audiobook person. But when I found out that Kevin R. Free narrates the Murderbot audiobooks, I had to give it a shot. I needed to read the latest book anyway!

The latest Murderbot is a murder mystery! Murderbot has to break down stereotypes and find a murderer before more innocent people die. https://cannonballread.com/2022/01/fugitive-telemetry-the-murderbot-diaries-elci...

#12Booksof2021 @Andrew65

Another book that is in my top 5.

It‘s a murder mystery. In space. With rogue sapient bots. And sarcasm. And swearing. Pretty entertaining and an entirely unique mc. Audio narrator was great, too. Thanks for the Rec @BkClubCare

#12Booksin2021

I love Murderbot and I love mysteries, so this fourth novella in the series was perfect for me. A body is found on the normally murder-free Preservation station and Sec Unit aka Murderbot is tasked to assist the humans in investigating.

My March pick for #12Booksof2021 @Andrew65

@Crazeedi @Lizpixie

Glad I'm finally getting to this one! There are a couple of brief moments so far that make me think a whole book of Murderbot hanging out with Ratthi and Gurathin would be hilarious.

I love good novellas, especially when they can tell a full story, get you attached to the characters, and end the story too. Fugitive Telemetry is a Murderbot murder mystery and now they have been signed up to helping solve a murder they were kind of accused of committing. The character dynamic in this one opened up emotions we haven't gotten to see yet from Murderbot, especially the desire to fit in. I loved it and want so many more!

"As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure."

I am so sad to have reached the end of the Murderbot books - A snarky, depressed, anti social, sentient killer robot who just wants to be left alone so they can binge watch shows but instead keeps getting into dangerous situations and needing to save humans. These brought me all the scifi joy!

The beauty of this novella was watching Murderbot earn respect and a myriad of trust from humans. Of course, Mensah‘s crew knows to trust Murderbot, but everyone else judges it by sight. I also appreciate the fact that Martha Wells doesn‘t treat being an introvert like a character flaw. Instead, she embraces it and shows how it can be an asset. #scifi
Review https://www.behindthepages.org/post/fugitive-telemetry-by-martha-wells-book-revi...

Yesterday, Libby finally told me it was ready for me to borrow; today I return it. Very quick engaging read. You are most welcome, next person in hold line!

Fastest I have EVER read through a series!

Murderbot! This satisfies the #Murder prompt for today‘s #Scarathlon #PhotoChallenge (On my Oct BookSpin lost.)
I have been waiting for a couple of months and admit I get annoyed with those ahead of me who check out books and then dawdle. Read and return the hot books! People are waiting!!! Plus, I have heard this is a quick read; come ON. I have been NEXT on the list for 2 weeks and it estimates another 2 weeks? Sigh.

I just love this series so much! Murderbot never fails to make me laugh out loud. I'm not sure what is says about me that I see myself in a snarky and antisocial AI, who calls himself Muderbot, but here we are. I can't wait for the next one to come out!

Another enjoyable read - set before the events of book 5 (which I haven‘t read yet) Murderbot joins a murder investigation - with some reluctance as a SecUnit‘s presence isn‘t particularly welcome and an investigation like this really cuts into time that could be spent watching the entertainment feeds.

I have a friend who is a big fan of Murderbot, so when one of the series came up on Audible‘s Daily Deals I went for it.
The sarcastic internal dialogue was so damn funny. This was a great story, I just wish it was a little longer. I‘ve put the rest of the series on hold at the library. I think I jumped in at book six, but it was still a good stand alone.

I loved this so much! This just cements Murderbot as being one of my all time favorite characters. The mystery was fun, the snark was great and I really loved spending more time with Murderbot. The only downside is the confusing timeline. This was published after the novel Network Effect, but actually, chronologically, takes place before Network Effect. So you would need to read this before the novel if you want to follow the timeline.

😍Murderbot murder mystery😍
(And no Murderbot didn't kill the human 😂)

And that's another book done from my physical TBR 😎

What‘s not to love about the Murderbot series? The latest is a satisfying installment, and I loved the conclusion to this one.

#dogsofLitsy #Bindi

I ❤ Murderbot. A fun novella but did not move the narrative of the sequel very much. I will read anything Martha Wells writes! 3 🌟

I love this series for its deadpan humor. I also love the fact that this is a “coming-of-age story“ for an augmented human/machine. Read this, and laugh. This particular book is a bit short and perhaps a bit more tame than the others in the series. So, For the most fun start at the beginning of the series.

Another fun Murderbot adventure!! I definitely prefer the shorter novella format stories to the longer one like The Network Effect. All the elements readers have come to love about this series are in full effect. I really enjoy the narration by Kevin R. Free. 4 👍👍👍👍

I love Murderbot. But this was not my favorite episode. I'm still calling it a pick though. And it works well as an #audiobook.

I‘m always sad when a Murderbot installment ends and this was no exception. More Murderbot please, Ms. Wells.

Absolutely DEVOURED this one in a single sitting - so whoever's next in the library queue - you're welcome!

In this novella we get to know Preservation Station &, by extension, the wider universe both inside & outside the Corporation Rim, a bit better.

And while this chapter wraps up neatly, things are increasingly ominous in the background & around the edges. Murderbot senses it & knows that the sh*t's going to hit the fan sooner or later.

Murderbot does not disappoint! 💚

I think I like the novellas more than the full length book, but I‘ll take any Murderbot I can get.

A great new novella, it felt more like a detective/CSI story than previous books, the sci-fi elements seemed less emphasized, it was fun, just felt a little different. Though the core story could stand alone pretty well, it still draws a lot on character development and event arcs from previous books, so I think reading it in isolation would not be as cohesive. Also, I love JollyBaby. 🥰😄🤖

3.8 ⭐
I'm a little disappointed that it's not a novel but a novella, somewhere between 4th novella and the novel. Murdebot gets a murder mystery to solve. In Preservation, a dead body is disturbing news for everyone, and Murderbot jumps in the investigation fearing Graycrist is back.
IMHO, Murderbot is a bit 'tame' here, a somewhat law abiding AI, which is not as fun in other series.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
@Andrew65 #joysofjune

"THE DEAD HUMAN WAS lying on the deck, on their side, half curled around."

#firstline #currentlyreading #scifi

I have been stymied, stagnating and sluggish in a mire of non fiction for the past month. (I love it but it slows me down so much 🤷🏻‍♀️) Murderbot just came along and blasted an escape route for me. If you don‘t know Murderbot and you need a sarcastic AI with a heart of gold in your life, start with All Systems Red. For those already hooked this is just a perfect adrenalised thrill ride 😍

Another fun installment of the Murderbot series. Back to the novella format, which I‘m on board with! #ARC #Edelweiss

I only finished three books in May, but I really liked all of them. I'm on a bit of a sci-fi kick right now, and struggling to read anything that feels more like homework. #MonthlyWrapUp #MayWrapUp