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Once again, I found myself completely drawn into the world of my favorite socially anxious construct!

This time, Murderbot gets to head up the investigation of an actual murder, and does so with their usual delightfully snarky commentary.

Great pacing, fun characters, and a satisfying ending: overall another all around fun entry to this beloved series!

I snuck in a Murderbot 🤖❤️🩶🤍
This one was something of a murder mystery 🫆 & I enjoyed it, but it didn't have quite the same degree of characterisation, and being set in a place we've come to know fairly well, Preservation Station, there was little exploration of strange new worlds. It definitely wasn't bad, it just didn't strike the same chord for me as the previous books. Still a pick, & I'm looking forward to reading the next, & final, book.

4/5⭐
Murderbot. Filled with fun.
#6 takes us back to novellas. In this one It is going to solve a murder. I still struggle a bit with secondary characters, but love the fast clipping pace and the rye sarcasm. It's just a good quick fun time.

122/100🎧📖🔖🧵🪡🥢
Murderbot Book 5 + @hikaru.takoyaki
#murderbot #fugitivetelemetry #marthawells #ebook #audiobook #goodreads #goodreadsreadingchallenge #takoyaki #foodie #crossstitch #littleprince #totefairie

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Set on Preservation, MuderBot helps to investigate a murder of a human who‘s body is dumped at a mall.

Always love a MurderBot novel but this one wasn‘t quite as good as the previous one. Hearing about MurderBot‘s interactions with ART was my favourite parts of the previous novels and this novel was a bit too much focused on interacting with humans who don‘t trust it. Still worth a read if you‘re reading the series.

#lgbtqia2025

What's not to love with a closed room murder mystery for Murderbot? I will say reading somewhere before I started this that it's set before Book 5 helped me not be confused about timelines, which I think I would have been otherwise.

I can't believe I only have one Murderbot book left! 😭

This short story is set a bit back in time with regards to book 5 in the series, when Murderbot was just starting his life on the Preservation Station. Though the plot is overcomplicated with too many twists for such a short story, the protagonist is there to bring the readers joy by showing his growing understanding of human character in general and becoming more attached to the humans surrounding him.
#told_by_a_woman

It's refreshing to be back in the novella-length Murderbot adventures, even though it took me a ridiculous amount of time to figure out that Book 6 actually takes place before Book 5. This one feels more like a crime drama with an overlay of sci-fi, but it's all good.

This photo represents several big parts of my life right now: books, music, and plants (and maybe Sharpie markers).

I am almost finished this series and I want to cry, I'm not ready for it to be over. 😭

I liked this one. Lil murder mystery vibes in with the sci-fi, more lighthearted than the previous 2, but good insight into Murderbot‘s mounting frustrations in Network Effect
Going to remember #serieslove2024 tag this time

I love being in Murderbot‘s world! I was a little thrown that this one skipped back in time, so if you‘re reading the series for the first time I might change up the order and read this as the 5th installment not the 6th.

I'm just about finished the last and latest Murderbot book! 😭 I love this series so much and I don't want it to end! ❤️

This installment finds Murderbot working with a Preservation Station security team. It mostly involves a new cast of characters, instead of Mensa and the regular crew. It‘s like a Murderbot Holmes standalone mystery - a dead body is discovered and it helps solve the crime. Less interpersonal relationship development and more of seeing Murderbot win over folks who are wary of SecUnits. Really good. Every single book in this series is so solid.

Another wonderful Murderbot story. I like how Murderbot is adapting to its new role with the humans and seeing how the humans are slowly trusting and appreciating its help. The murder mystery aspect of this one was fun.
#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

I just love this series so much 😂
#murderbot

4/5⭐ Funny and fast-paced as always. I liked it a lot, but it's probably my least favorite Murderbot story. The chronology threw me at the beginning (it takes place before the previous story) and it doesn't have quite the same zing as the others. However, it was nice to see more of Murderbot's time on Preservation, and the mystery was a refreshing departure from the larger plot arc in the series.

I love this series. Book 5 (although published order book 6) is a who-dun-it SciFi style with Murderbot as the detective.

#2023readingbracket

Kicking off the second half of the reading bracket with the most recent installment of the Murderbot Diaries (is anyone shocked lol)! I sped through the whole series and this one is my favorite so far. I

Mostly I‘m feeling sad right now that I have finally read all of the published Murderbot books and now I have to wait… Martha Wells (and Murderbot) is a gift!

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...