I was floored by Network Effect, and if you’re into Murderbot in any way, I think you will be too.' - Aurealis 'It’s pretty much the perfect follow-up to the series, and manages to be surprising all the way to the final page. I could read about Murderbot all week.' - Locus

'This is a perfectly paced space opera adventure novel. Series fans and anyone who enjoys humor-infused space operas won’t want to miss this.' - Publishers Weekly starred review '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. 'A welcome expansion of this universe and lays the groundwork for more stories to come in a series that continues to grow and impress.' - Booklist, starred review I found I had to stop myself from rereading the whole book right on the spot… Highly recommended.” -Charles de Lint for Fantasy & Science Fiction “This is a terrific space opera, a classic space adventure but with a very modern sensibility… Murderbot, with its on-point observations and addictive interior monologues, is easily one of my favorite characters in SF. 'A glorious thought-provoking Murderbot tale.As we may be stuck in social isolation for the foreseeable future, I can think of no better company than this paranoid android.' - The New Scientist 'I might have a little bit of a thing for a robot. Network Effect is a wonderful continuation of the series, and I highly recommend it.' - NPR Murderbot and the world it inhabits constantly leave you wanting more, in the best possible way. 'If the first books were episodes in a four-part TV miniseries, then Network Effect is the feature-length movie with the bigger budget and scope. 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. I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are. 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.Ĭome for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. “I caught myself rereading my favorite parts.

Named a Best of 2020 Pick for NPR | Book Riot | Polygon The first full-length novel in Martha Wells' New York Times and USA Today bestselling Murderbot Diaries series. WINNER of the 2021 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!

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