Compulsory Compulsory

Compulsory

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Publisher Description

Murderbot—the sardonic, almost-homicidal, media-loving android created by Martha
Wells—has proven to be one of the most popular characters in 21st century science fiction.
Everything that makes this protagonist (it would be wrong to call Murderbot a hero) beloved of
fans is on display in Compulsory.

While trying to watch episode 44 of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon, Murderbot is—again,
what is it with humans?—distracted by something that is technically outside its purview. A miner
is suddenly in danger following a pointless (to Murderbot’s way of thinking) argument, and the
choice is to risk discovery and leap into action, which would require hitting the pause button
during a very exciting part of Sanctuary Moon, or to follow orders and stay still.

This is a tougher choice than it seems. But then, when has Murderbot ever been faced with an
easy choice?

A shorter version of this story originally appeared in Wired magazine.

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
2023
July 31
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
6
Pages
PUBLISHER
Subterranean Press
SELLER
Subterranean Press
SIZE
925.7
KB

Customer Reviews

TriggaTrey95 ,

Excited to start the series!

This is a SHORT story. I haven’t read the musterbot series yet and wanted to give this a go as a sort of sample. I’m leaving interested in the characters, the world and environment. Writing style is fun and approachable and easy to connect with!

russllj ,

Buy a different Murderbot book instead…

The “short story” is 6 pages long. That’s 6 pages with ultra wide margins and 2 or 3 very cool graphic art pieces. The other reviews are being very generous. It’s an enjoyable 6 pages, but really? You’re going to sell this?

I’ve enjoyed nearly every other Murderbot novella. But there was no reason to package and sell this as a short story. It’s a couple paragraphs long. This review might be longer…

constantnormal ,

Compulsory

Does EXACTLY what any author wants to happen as the release date of her next book in a series approaches … stokes a burning desire to secure that book, fueling a surge in pre-release orders. This is not a criticism, I am merely pointing out what every fan knows … deep down, we all either are or wish we were Murderbot.

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