Compulsory
Ratings70
Average rating4.1
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Ratings70
Average rating4.1
While trying to watch episode 44 of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon, Murderbot is—again, what is it with humans?—distracted by something that is technically outside its purview. A miner is suddenly in danger following a pointless (to Murderbot’s way of thinking) argument, and the choice is to risk discovery and leap into action, which would require hitting the pause button during a very exciting part of SanctuaryMoon, or to follow orders and stay still.
This is a tougher choice than it seems. But then, when has Murderbot ever been faced with an easy choice?
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This short story is a little snippet of Murderbot's life as a secretly rogue SecUnit before meeting the Preservation team in [b:All Systems Red 32758901 All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) Martha Wells https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1631585309l/32758901.SY75.jpg 53349516]. It's quite an agreeable addition to the Murderbot Diaries, completists can be pleased to add it to their collection, but no-one needs to have it: it doesn't tell us anything that we didn't already know.
(Oh the irony - I just got a “Prove you are not a Robot” box when I tried to post this).
A very thought provoking short story about money and profit taking over all things so that cost-assessments need to be performed even on human life. Most people would say that you can't put a value on human life, yet we live on a planet on which people need to actually pay money for health care - ie. to stay alive.
Did I spent 99 cents on an eight page short story? Yes. Was it silly to spend almost a dollar on an eight page short story? Yes. Would I do it again in a heartbeat? Yes. Would I buy Martha Wells's grocery list if she wrote “The Murderbot Diaries” on it? Yes.
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7 primary books9 released booksThe Murderbot Diaries is a 9-book series with 7 primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Martha Wells.
