Engagement:
Genre:
Science Fiction
Published:
2017
Page Count:
160
Where to Buy:
All Systems Red
The Murderbot Diaries
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1
Content Ratings
Mild Themes
The novella explores social anxiety and the desire to avoid human interaction as genuine psychological states, the ethics of AI autonomy versus contractual obligation, and the quiet heroism of protecting people one claims not to care about.
Moderate Violence
Security threats escalate to combat involving automated weapon systems and lethal confrontations; Murderbot is damaged and characters are endangered; action is visceral but relatively brief.
Synopsis
A security robot who has hacked its own governor module and secretly named itself Murderbot would rather watch TV serials than interact with the human survey team it is contracted to protect—but when the mission starts going dangerously wrong, Murderbot must confront both external threats and its own complicated feelings about humans. A brief, funny, emotionally precise novella about anxiety, autonomy, and whether connection is worth its cost. A Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award winner.