"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
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.
I love Murderbot. I know that it would absolutely hate that I said that. But it's so cute and funny!!!
Murderbot is reluctantly drawn into caring for the humans it's been charged with keeping safe. It would much rather be watching serials from the entertainment feed, but when it becomes clear that they are going to have to fight for their lives, it decides to help.
There isn't much to say about it. This was a joy to listen to, I'm a little sad that I'm not listening to the next books. Even though I am very much looking forward to Murderbot's next adventures!
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