Aug 7

Aug 7 Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

Author: Martha Wells
Publisher: Tor.com
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Cover Description

SciFi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah’s SecUnit is.

And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good.

Review

Another fun, fast-paced Murderbot novella in the bag! These audiobooks are the perfect snack to my weekends as I shop for groceries, clean my apartment, etc.

In this installment, Murderbot can’t shake the idea that Dr, Mensah and his friends from the fist novella might be in danger, so it sets off to see if it can dig up some read dirt on GrayCris, the corporation that caused this mess to begin with. It ends up crossing paths with a group of people and their bot, Miki, who end up in danger themselves.

Murderbot fans: Brace yourself for the emotional ride in this one. Miki has been treated as an equal by its humans all its life, and it has a innocent, child-like, joyful demeanor and a big ol’ heart. How does Martha Wells keep making us fall in love with these robots? And why does she then stomp our hearts? lol.

Something fun about these novellas so far is that they feel very episodic and serial at the same time. Each one has had its own plot and adventure, but this GrayCris story is the constant undercurrent. Fun adventures, great characters, can’t lose.