All Systems Red

I love the idea of a robot designed for violence being socially awkward and obsessed with trashy TV. This novella felt like a solid first episode in a great sci-fi TV series — action packed, a memorable protagonist, and a relatively small scope. It was refreshing that rather than being a super skilled Terminator type, that Murderbot's combat method is essentially cannon fodder. For me, the plot itself wasn't the most original story line, but the concept of SecUnits and the internal monologue of Murderbot kept the pages flying.

I'm curious to see Murderbot's journey with his identity throughout the series, and hopefully learn more about how SecUnits work — from what I understood, all SecUnits have human consciousness, just not human will due to the commands of their system. This definitely has me interested in reading the sequel, Artificial Condition.