All Systems Red - Martha Wells

All Systems Red

By Martha Wells

  • Release Date: 2017-05-02
  • Genre: Adventure Sci-Fi
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 2,231 Ratings

Description

Winner: 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella
Winner: 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella
Winner: 2018 Alex Award
Winner: 2018 Locus Award
One of the Verge's Best Books of 2017

A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller

Coming to Apple TV+!

A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence.


"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.

The Murderbot Diaries
All Systems Red
Artificial Condition
Rogue Protocol
Exit Strategy
Network Effect
Fugitive Telemetry
System Collapse


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Reviews

  • Pretty good

    4
    By TigersJC86
    I thought the story (short as it is) was pretty good. The main character has humor and wit. There’s some fun action that’s expected in a sci-fi book. My only criticism is it’s really short and if I had paid the $11.99 I would’ve been dissatisfied
  • Best book in awhile

    5
    By CieloAnna1
    If you like short, concise reads that focus on quippy humor, tough situations, and being in space - this is the book for you! I would recommend this to any and all readers.
  • Exceptional

    5
    By cl bb
    Went from interesting and thought provoking to profound . I don’t typically go for sci fi / fantasy but I enjoyed, and recommend strongly, this one
  • Short but good

    5
    By dmerc86
    Characters and plot moved along quickly. Definitely wanted more!
  • I didn’t want this to end

    5
    By jlvanderslice
    Each page better than the last. A dip into a wonderful universe and I can’t wait to read more.
  • Great unusual book

    5
    By ChambersAngie
    This was a great book, was fast moving, and very unusual to have a point of view from a robot. A very unusual, humorous, and very enjoyable book. I am looking forward to reading the sequel right away!
  • Be warned…

    4
    By Brainjax
    As with many popular series right now, this series is written explicitly to prolong the book sales as much as possible. As of this writing, it goes on for 8 books, all of which are pretty short. After the third book I began to notice even the writing itself dragged on more than it needed to just for the sake of extending its own lifespan. And to be honest, I skimmed a lot of the finer details. They got pretty muddied up often and I just kind of….gritted my teeth thru them to get to the actual plot points. I couldn’t tell if the author was attempting to paint a detailed picture for the reader or just trying to satisfy some word count. Despite all that, it is a good series. I’m invested in the protagonist. Tho, the use of parenthetical story telling did eventually wear on me.
  • Definitely a favorite

    5
    By CHA$E 1965
    Was a great read, I usually finish books over a few weeks but I finished this one in couple days.
  • Great book. Little short.

    4
    By Draco2165
    I was genuinely surprised when I started getting into the book around page 100 and then realized I was more than halfway through. But the book was amazing.
  • Murderbot? More like AutisticBot! And I love it.

    5
    By WardWesley
    I know the series is touted as if a bot was an adolescent going through growing pains. And maybe that was truly the author’s premise, but as an autistic person, I can say this reads more like if an autistic person was a bot. And I LOVE IT! Maybe minus the murdering bits, but in honesty in every book for the first time ever I am like “I can sooo relate to Murderbot.” Beyond a personal affinity for the main character, the series is just plain good. I cannot recommend the series enough, even the whole autistic connection ain’t your thang. It is just a great series with amazing relationship, none of which are sexual. Pure joy to read and to further read.