Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel (The Murderbot Diaries Book 5) Kindle Edition

Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells is a great sci-fi series! I loved every single moment of reading all of it, including this book.I read all the Murderbot Diaries books in the span of about two months. Then I read them all again. I had a hard time putting them down.The books are all written in first person from the perspective of Murderbot, a security unit construct that has overridden its governor module and likes consuming media. All Systems Red follows its first experience having true free-will. Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol and Exit Strategy continue the first story line, and bring it to a good final stopping point. Fugitive Telemetry is a stand alone story set chronologically after Exit Strategy. Network Effect and System Collapse occur chronologically after Fugitive Telemetry, and follow Murderbot through a new adventure.The writing is good though possibly a little simplistic. The story line is excellent. Very fast paced. The world building is amazing (if you're really into world building also read the Raksurian series by Wells).The tone is at different times serious, sarcastic and funny. Always a lot of action, but also lots of discussion of emotions and relationships. Zero sex and romance. There are also topics of depression and anxiety, violence and lots of swearing. I would recommend for older teenagers and up. And if you don't like stories that cast a negative light on corporations then this book is not for you.I originally read the series in the order it was released, which is not in chronological order for that universe. Either order seems fine to me (look up online the chronological order if you want to read them that way). There are also several other short stories from that universe as well.The physical book itself was in great condition.

Really enjoyed all the Murderbot stories and this line one is no exception. Really well paced and fun to read. Excellent sci-fi with witty humor sprinkled in.

Thus far into the series and we get our first real book, as opposed to short stories that we got up to this point. It’s good, however I feel it didn’t hit the mark with the extra length as well as the previous books.The difference in size is amazing, there is much that happens. The writer tried various techniques to adapt, like extra PoVs, or small intermissions.The story was more complex, to the point that I had to backtrack and reread sections - not good. It’s just that it didn’t feel as if the extra complexity added to the depth of the story. The revelations were not really meaningful.The characters were plentiful, it’s hard to distinguish personalities other than the sec units. Our protagonists I feel act human like to the point where it’s unrealistic. Murderbot in our eyes is just like an augmented human who doesn’t care about sex. A child who learns about friendship and love and has to make its first choices. It’s more like an adolescent without the romance.So what does this book introduce? Extra human like behavior, deeper cast, bigger size.It’s fun to read and it won’t disappoint. I hope the next one is even better!

The Murderbot series is the first I found on Kindle unlimited, and I have not been able to put it down since I found her/them three days ago. (I’m elderly and bedbound so have a lot of time to read).Her stories and characters are engaging, easy to follow and exciting to read. I can’t wait to finish this series and start the next. I had been thinking about canceling my Kindle, unlimited subscription, but I now feel it is worth the money.

The refreshing new ideas of AI & insights to human psychology through emerging AI knowledge leading into consciousness and self awareness. The story develops from funny & yet disturbing insights about our near future inside the memory storage space of MurderBot to engaging the reader’s own personal relationships through its unique limited view of “our world “. This story grabs the reader by funny humorous personality & tragically true ( just let me watch my serials). With excitement of sci-fi antagonists thrown in for great development. Kudos.

This was the best Murderbot story yet! I liked the novellas, but this full length novel was even better. And I loved that ART was back in this one!!

I stumbled on Murderbot Diaries practically by accident. Am I ever glad I did. Very well constructed and very entertaining. For her first foray into SciFi, Martha Wells has hit a home run! Highly recommended, even for non-fans of the genre. Great storytelling is great storytelling.

Espere hasta leer esta novela después de haber leído los otros cuatro cuentos cortos para poder escribir mi reseña y puedo decir que toda la serie de Murderbot es excelente. Aunque el precio de los primeros 4 cuentos es alto considerando que no son novelas sino cuentos cortos, la verdad es que se disfrutan tanto que al final vale la pena el gasto. Creo que serían mucho más atractivas para el público en general si sacaran un paquete de la serie completa a un precio más razonable.

When I first found these "Murderbot" books I wasn't sure about the content being right for me. I bought book 1 and that was me ..... hooked. And disappointed ....... when it ended. Now I am about to start book 6.Just one criticism, too expensive for short stories ........ having said that, I still bought all 7 Murderbot books LOL!!

Une écriture originale, quelques trouvailles et un personnage principal attachant. Merci !

This book should be on the reading list for AI researchers who aspire to develop true AI entity. As robotics and AI engineer, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and this series so far. Many technical details were quite realistic and plausible.