bbbhltz reviewed System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
Just more Murderbot
3 stars
Yes. It is just more Murderbot. And that is a good thing.
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published Nov. 13, 2023 by Tordotcom.
4 stars
(6 reviews)
Am I making it worse? I think I’m making it worse.
Everyone’s favorite lethal SecUnit is back.
Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize.
But there’s something wrong with Murderbot; it isn’t running within normal operational parameters. ART’s crew and the humans from Preservation are doing everything they can to protect the colonists, but with Barish-Estranza’s SecUnit-heavy persuasion teams, they’re going to have to hope Murderbot figures out what’s wrong with itself, and fast!
Yeah, this plan is… not going to work.
outofrange reviewed System Collapse by Martha Wells
Another round still brings surprises
4 stars
Murderbot just has near infinite potential as a character. It's multiprocessing nature makes the stories complex but so rich, I feel like starting the whole series again now to pick up the bits I missed.
Catship reviewed System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
I like it
I was excited to hear more about other SecUnits with hacked governor modules.
el dang reviewed System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
💗 Murderbot 💗
5 stars
I continue to love the Murderbot series. By this point, the action parts have lost impact because there's too much precedent for how they're going to turn out, so I think it's wise of Wells to play that part down a bit in this book, in favour of a story more about persuasion and trust building. And the ongoing saga of Murderbot learning about both its limits and capabilities continues to be one of the most relatable arcs in SF/F.
Brian Nelson reviewed System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
A great addition to the Murderbot Universe
5 stars
Oh my [REDACTED] god, it was just too short.
Subjects
- Fiction
- Science Fiction