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All Systems Red

Written by: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
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All Systems Red is the tense first science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells' series The Murderbot Diaries. For fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or Iain M. Banks' Culture novels.

All Systems Red tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. 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 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.

©2017 Martha Wells (P)2017 Recorded Books Adventure Fantasy Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Robot Diaries
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The whole thing felt like a small piece of a bigger picture. like half an hour of a sci-fi movie. The narration felt robotic and one dimensional, exactly like a cyborg-ish being would narrate stuff.

Intriguing setting for a sci-fi extra planetary civilization

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It was so random that I selected this book and I'm so glad I did. The storytelling is so impressive. All the characters are well-written.

The book is so well written & narrator is perfect!

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Gripping story!! The Murderbot has an amazing sense of humour😃
The narrator has done a good job

Love the Murderbot!!!

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For a short story, it had a lot of big things going on. The narrator had done an excellent job. The Murderbot totally came to life through his voice.

Story tackles so many of the philosophical questions that has boggled humanity all through recorded history. Very impressive.

Excellent Reading

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MurderBot was just amazing. Enjoyed every bit of the story as Murder Bot who had already worked over his Governor module and got to work with the group from Preservation.
MurderBot’s description and his feelings made him so endearing. The sudden action where his group is attacked and MurderBot and Dr. Mensa’s approach made it a well woven space thriller. I heard the audio story and it was very well performed.

Fun, Space Thriller

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