Entertaining story but the high cost for partial installments cancels any benefits. There are certainly many other excellent books available that are much longer than this. The main character is a deadly security droid that has bucked its restrictive programming and is balanced between contemplative self-discovery and an idle instinct to kill all humans. in equal parts dumbed down and needlessly complicated narration is far too slow amd has weird intonation... Martha Wells tells a great story, with a fantastic protagonist that I can genuinely relate to. For fans of Westworld and Ex Machina. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Ray Porter, By: "In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state. Starship Troopers meets Frank Herbert’s Dune when a soldier discovers a strange connection with the aliens he was trained to fight. A former friend has betrayed the Raksura and their groundling companions, and now the survivors must race across the Three Worlds to rescue their kidnapped family members. I really enjoyed this story and it has a lot of potential, but I kept checking to see if I had accidentally skipped a chapter or whether the audiobook had kept playing in the background when I wasn't listening. I won't buy any more until they come out in a single Book for a better price. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019. K. Jemisin, author of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms"Breathtakingly surprising and fun. A murder bot is acting as a security guard to human explorers on a mystery planet. I guess my idea of a sentient AI isn’t overly emotional and selfish, and I couldn’t get passed that.. The plot itself is only really a christmas tree to drape the personality of Murderbot on for completeness it involces Murderbot rescuing a Survey team from a deadly situation due to skulduggery. Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn't a primary concern. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations. 5* story, will be listening to again and can't wait for the next.Narration is harder to mark. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. friend?) My problem is that I love this narrator's work. Something epic. But every city also has a dark side. Amal El-Mohtar, ©2017 Martha Wells (P)2017 Recorded Books. Murderbot sounds like a human in its own head, it’s a cyborg, it only pretends to be a robot for the humans. R.C. The whole “robot” aspect could have been interchanged with other species of any sort (fantasy, alien, animal, or even just antisocial human) and the text would have remained largely unchanged. I listen to a lot of different stuff and he does one of my favorite series the Holmes and Moriarity books by Josh Lanyon (fun and sarcastic murder mystery/romance, between two men, one of whom has been a previously top selling writer of a long running series/sometimes amateur detective and the other of whom is an ex cop/ current incredibly successful author who thinks things should be left with the police. "A thrilling, pulse-pounding story with compelling science and a frightening twist." I'm assuming he's a man because of the narrator's voice, but I think he's just an asexual SEC Unit that is supposed to be a killing machine but just wants to watch movies.So relateable. Its really well narrated and flows well, the characters are well formed for such a short story and the action is at just the right pace, I'll be checking out some of her other stuff for sure. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender’s fate - whatever the cost. Since they've really overdone it with this one I will say that in my opinion the story is most like something I would expect from John Scalzi (the less crude stories like The Dispatcher and Old Man's War - note this is not a judgment, I love most of Scalzi's books, this is for comparison only) with a touch of Ann Leckie. Nnedi Okorafor, Narrated by: "―LA TimesPRAISE FOR MARTHA WELLS“Martha Wells writes fantasy the way it was meant to be―poignant, evocative, and astonishing. Beneath its baneful light, Shadrapar, last of all cities, harbours fewer than 100,000 human souls. Rachel Dulude, By: There's not a lot of depth as far as exploring how AI's might fit into or interact with society, and the story is relatively unrelated to AIs. Some of them oppose Bob’s plan; others have plans of their own. This is a 4 part novella series. Listen to Audible & Talking Books on Tape. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Adjoa Andoh, By: A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that blends HBO's Westworld with Iain M. Banks' Culture books. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Firewalkers are expendable. Grab this sci-fi adventure today. Apparently this has been the Summer of the Novella for me — I recently read the three books in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire and The Blue Salt Road by Joanne M. Harris. All Systems Red is the first tense science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells' series The Murderbot Diaries. I know I would highly enjoy this series, but I will not be buying the next book and paying full price for a 150ish page book. It has a dark past - one in which a number of humans were killed. Captain Kel Cheris of the Hexarchate is disgraced for using unconventional methods in a battle against heretics. First of a series. The good news is that it's a short novels, so I can easily listen to it again. Emily Woo Zeller, Narrated by: It reads: Burn before reading. Moira Quirk, By: Joe Jameson, By: If you grouped all 4 books as one for £7 in paper I would buy it, but having completed this book I will not be buying anymore. All Systems Red is a book I’ve been hearing amazing things about, so I decided to take a chance. This is his testament, an account of the journey that took him into the blazing desolation of the western deserts and into the labyrinths and caverns of the underworld. interesting book could have been flushed out a bit more. This book is a novella not a novel! I had been pouring through longer literary fiction type stuff that was really heady and then I started this on a whim and it was a sheer delight.The world-building is immaculate, the plot is solid and well-paced, but most importantly MURDERBOT. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Quite expensive and frankly it feels like a gimmick or a trick. At three hours and 17 min it's a little on the short side, so if you hate it then your suffering won't last long. The story concerns a security android who calls itself, in the privacy of its own brain Murderbot because it once killed a lot of people due to bad programming. Cheris' career isn't the only thing at stake. Sorry Martha, but there seems to be a non-English version that is 16 hours long (looks to me like all of the books) for just 1 credit!?! By: People throw big names around like custard pies sticking to a wall when they are trying to explain (or sell) books like this and they often have very little to do with the actual author or story beyond the genre it's in. The whole “robot” aspect could have been interchanged with other species of any sort (fantasy, alien, animal, or even just antisocial human) and the text would have remained largely unchanged. Ann Leckie, Narrated by: Beware of the full cost of completing this series of novellas. Would I read another book in the series? There's no unnecessary scenes, the author only gives as much info about her universe as is needed for the story, and I really enjoyed the likeable portrayal of the main character. Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019. All combined only about 12 hours of listening and this feels about right for a single credit. In a ravaged world, who will survive the dangers lurking in The Ruins? Couldent put it down. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah - its former owner (protector? The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past. The protagonist made story for me. But the ultra-rich, waiting for their ride off the dying Earth? It reads: Burn before reading. It’s that rarest of fantasies: fresh and surprising, with a story that doesn’t go where ten thousand others have gone before. But its so short needs to be double the size. The novella is sharp and witty, with a wry sense of humor and a sharp eye for what makes someone sentient and how freedom doesn’t always mean the same thing to different beings. Julia Whelan, By: Martha Wells's fantastic sci-fi novella All Systems Red was one of my favourite finds of all 2017. I enjoyed every bit of the story. Would I read another book in the series? Elma York’s drive to become the first lady astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her. She's got five. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 7, 2019, Finally a modern SF story I really enjoyed. S/HE is the man. entirely original story, very witty, funny and emotional. This is the first review I've ever taken the time to write. John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn't a primary concern. Add a library card to your account to borrow titles, place holds, and add titles to your wish list. A thrilling cross-continental Dan Brown-style sci-fi adventure that blends science fiction and ancient conspiracies seamlessly into an intriguing plot. If you are somewhere on the spectrum, gay or just seriously distrust people, this book is for you. Amy Landon, By: However, the lack of plausible explanation of why a lot of things were able to happen and did happen was annoying.