Kevin

Murderbot might be one of my new favorite book characters. Unintentionally humorous, hates their job but takes pride in it, and all they want to do is watch TV. I can relate.

The book's concept was fun, and the first 3/4s was actually fun. But it falls apart at the end. If you're a fan of Star Trek I believe it would be worth the read but if you're not pass on this.

Wow this was also peak Firefly. I couldn't put this book down.

This anthology starts with yet another clumsy Gibson story... (sorry, I know he's a God to some people, but I find his writing style boring). Thankfully, the second story, “Snake-Eyes” by Tom Maddox, was very interesting and grabbed me in with its used-up war vet who got an AI stuck in his head.
Some of my other favorites were:
“Solstice” by James Patrick Kelly – I think this was my favorite of them all. Drugartist and a dude who is in love with himself.
“Freezone” by John Shirley – The main character reminded me of Johnny Silverhand from CP2077. I plan on reading the book series this was an excerpt from.
“Stone Lives” by Paul Di Filippo – The tech and the dystopian corpo world is always an excellent depressing time.
“Mozart in Mirrorshades” by Bruce Sterling/Lewis Shiner – I love a good alt-history story.
The rest were okay, and some didn't seem to be cyberpunk at all.


Rock On by Pat Cadigan — DNF
Tales of Houdini by Rudy Rucker - why was this story included...
400 Boys by Marc Laidlaw – Interesting enough. It felt more “punk” than cyber. I liked it though.
Petra by Greg Bear – I don't remember much from this one. Take that as you will
Till Human Voices Wake Us by Lewis Shiner – I thought this one was fairly humorous. It was enjoyable and kept my attention. Not very “punk” though.
Red Star, Winter Orbit by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling – Despite Gibson being involved, Sterling helps make this book interesting enough that I wanted to keep reading. However, Gibson's clumsiness does show off from time to time.

This book, written in 2000, eerily paralleled current events.

I feel like the Author was trying to do a lot with a little. The first half of the book was a bunch of side quests. Not until the flashback chapter did I finally feel like this book had something going for it, but then it was over in two chapters.

Wow this was also peak Firefly. I couldn't put this book down.

This book is peak Firefly. So much lore was revealed from Earth-That-Was to the Hands of Blue.

3.5

The story selection was lacking compared to the first one. A lot of these were boring and a real slog to get through. Over 25% of the book is stuck on Hoth. Thankfully the stories after Hoth get a bit better.

This started as a book about a guy down on his luck and then everything shits the fan even more.

This series was a lot of fun. Definitely recommend.

Each story got more and more bland. Dnf

Do not read this book first. I read it after I read books 1 - 2.1. You'll have enough information to know what is happening in this prequel.

I really enjoyed the writing style and the bit more gritty/some what cyberpunk area this book takes place in. I would totally read a prequel series if it was written like this book.

Series was fine. Quick entertaining space opera thought turned into more romance toward the end. Axira/Em was an interesting character, would be cool to see her again.

The ending of the series answered and tied up a lot of loose ends but then added more unanswered questions. I wish the author wrote a fourth book or didn't have an open-ended ending.

Another easy and fun read that continues the first book.

Fun and entertaining sci-fi book. I enjoyed some of the shorter chapters that took a break from the main plot, where you got to connect with the characters a bit more.

This was written and structured better than the first book. Still highly recommend

Entertaining

It was a good fun action adventure, with a mild twist, though the romance element felt forced and didn't seem necessary for the story

Hilarious sci-fi adventure

I don't remember the last time I got sucked into a book. This book is amazing.

Wish I read this before I watched the TV series.

I decided to try a new genre, I wasn't disappointed this book was quite entertaining.

THIS BOOK IS GREAT! READ THIS BOOK!