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Winner: 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella
Winner: 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella
Winner: 2018 Alex Award
Winner: 2018 Locus Award
One of the Verge’s Best Books of 2017
A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller
A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence.
“As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure.”
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.
But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.
On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid ― a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.
But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it’s up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.
From the Publisher
ASIN : 0765397536
Publisher : Tordotcom (May 2, 2017)
Language : English
Paperback : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780765397539
ISBN-13 : 978-0765397539
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.15 x 0.37 x 8.25 inches
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Customers find the story interesting and compelling. They describe the book as a quick, enjoyable read that is well worth their time. The characters are described as interesting, well-developed, and likeable. Readers praise the writing quality as clear and easy to understand. The premise of an intelligent combat robot and thoughtful world-building are also appreciated.
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