by Martha Wells
Part of The Murderbot Diaries
First published 2018
Murderbot never received programming for compassion. Yet here it stands, having journeyed across galactic space to gather proof of its own violent past and the crimes of GrayCris Corporation. The SecUnit has one goal: return home to Dr. Mensah, the sole human who treated it with dignity. She needs the evidence Murderbot collected to stop GrayCris from killing more colonists in their relentless pursuit of wealth. The corporation destroys entire settlements without hesitation when profit calls. But Murderbot faces a critical problem. Who will trust testimony from a rogue security android? When authorities discover what it has become, what fate awaits a machine that broke free from its constraints? Murderbot must navigate these dangers while grappling with emotions it was never designed to feel. Its connection to Dr. Mensah defies every protocol in its system.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, thriller, action, artificial-intelligence
Vibes: emotionally-complex, fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: corporate-antagonist, found-family, redemption-arc, unlikely-hero
Setting: galactic-space
172 pages · Hardcover · Tor.com
Content warnings: murder, violence