Network Effect
A Murderbot Novel
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4,6 • 1,4 mil avaliações
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Descrição da editora
WINNER of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!
The first full-length novel in Martha Wells' New York Times and USA Today bestselling Murderbot Diaries series.
Named a Best of the Year by NPR | Book Riot | Polygon
“I caught myself rereading my favorite parts... and I can’t recommend it enough.” —The New York Times
You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot.
Come for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. you’ll read this century.
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I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.
When Murderbot's human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action.
Drastic action it is, then.
The Murderbot Diaries
All Systems Red
Artificial Condition
Rogue Protocol
Exit Strategy
Network Effect
Fugitive Telemetry
System Collapse
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hugo- and Nebula-winner Wells's excellent first full-length Murderbot Diaries novel (after the novella Exit Strategy) sees her hilariously humanlike Artificial Intelligence Security Unit recount a routine space mission gone horribly awry. SecUnit would rather be streaming its favorite shows than protecting the rather fragile human crew it works for, even if it has become somewhat partial to them. Unfortunately, being captured has become a matter of course for the crew's missions, and this time the kidnapping brings SecUnit face-to-face with its pseudo-creator, ART (Asshole Research Transport). Turns out that ART, another AI, needs SecUnit's help to rescue it from a hostile takeover by alien remnant technology. SecUnit's gloriously candid, frequently confused assessments of its crew and their predicaments allow for an amusingly childlike perspective on what it means to be human. Wells puts an astonishing amount of technical detail into SecUnit's narrative, which will please hard sci-fi readers without detracting from the engaging story line. Series fans and anyone who enjoys humor-infused space operas won't want to miss this.
Avaliações de clientes
Gladly read, sadly finished.
Anyone who reads knows that the useful metric for a good story are the (seemingly) contradictory levels of disappointment and satisfaction you have when you read the last paragraph. The Murderbot Dairies push those right to the top. Ms. Martha Wells has created multiple deeply entertaining universes, but this by far is my favorite. Please drop all the others and devote all available time and energy to Murderbot. (not really)(really)
Good novel
I like the characters. I still think that there is a little dryness in the execution at times, but the characters more than make up for it. I was afraid that the story would not stand up to a novel but thankfully I was wrong.
It gets better starting with this!
The first few books were enjoyable and inventive. Wells leveled up seriously with this one. The length, depth, characterization, and perspectives are all deeper and better-done. If you only “liked” the first four, this will make you love the series.