Murderbot has that fun formula too. It constantly undersells itself and believes it's always a hair away from dying, and yet to everyone around it, Murderbot is a badass heroic figure. I love these non-standard heroes with nerves of spaghetti yet nevertheless can "fake" a way into victory.

Also when Murderbot has social conflict with characters they are mostly male, so that pushes my brain into the male-female conflict paradigm. But, maybe it's because the story is from Murderbot's perspective and it is violently non-binary, gender doesn't matter in the slightest in this universe and is barely mentioned.

Feb 7, 2022 · Another person said they love Murderbot because they're neurodivergent. I'm as neurotypical as one can get. And yet it seems when we read this book most of us think "That is so me." tl;dr I think Murderbot somehow turned out a spectacularly universal human character and great majority of us can find ourselves in it.

Eight and nine are both contracted for and are definitely going to happen. The chances we get a Murderbot book this year are basically zero -- the process of traditional publishing takes longer than that and Wells has had a lot going on the last few …

The entire conversation with Pin-Lee is great, and I love how she pushes back at Murderbot. They don't fear each other and feel free to communicate bluntly. I also love the entire long Mensah rescue sequence, where Murderbot goes from not being able to look at her to holding her hand as they walk through the concourse.

The Murderbot Diaries includes All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, and Fugitive Telemetry, by Martha Wells (as well as some short stories which I haven’t read) Everyone is saying how great The Murderbot Diaries is, particularly its main character Murderbot.

Mar 23, 2021 · Speaking of weird generalizations, Murderbot tends to assume all hostile, human-endangering SecUnits are rogues, when it itself is the rogue. It keeps referring to them that way in ASR even after it knows those SecUnits are being compelled by an override module (so, the opposite of rogue). Why is Murderbot so certain that rogues are dangerous?

Sep 8, 2021 · and "Sherlock Murderbot and the case of the dead guy in a hallway" Edit: Incorporating improvements from ...

Oct 14, 2021 · I discover Murderbot through audiobooks at my library. The reader (Kevin R Free) is phenomenal, and I have actually listened to all available twice. Right now I am listening to System Collape, full length story that does not disappoint. I have read some earlier Martha Wells but this series is the best. Murderbot rules.

Jul 21, 2023 · Compulsory - This is a quick 5 minute read, and gives some insight into how watching "The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon" first allowed Murderbot to truly empathize with humans. Compulsory takes place soon after Murderbot hacked it's governor module. (It is watching episode 44 Sanctuary Moon for the first time) All Systems Red