Murderbot diaries
published 2026-06-26 | tags: #books #backlog
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All Systems Red (2017)
I had a thoroughly good time reading All Systems Red.
I'm a fan of John Scalzi's work, and this Martha Wells novel felt a lot like "Fuzzy Nation" in it's setting, and a bit of Old Man's War in it's content (those reference are both Scalzi books in case that wasn't clear). I consider Scalzi a top tier sci-fi author, not in the "Great Ideas" authorship but in the "Enjoyable to Read" authorship, so when I say All Systems Red reminded me of Scalzi books that is a deep complement.
My main critique of the book is when I reflected on it I felt like... nothing really happened. Some researchers or something were on a new planet, they were sabotaged, they triumphed over the saboteurs, the murderbot was the narrator. It was good, but it was a very short story.
That said, I am excited to read the next one, so it's not a deal-breaker critique.
Artificial Condition (2018)
TODO
Rogue Protocol (2018)
TODO
Exit Strategy (2018)
TODO
Network Effect (2020)
TODO
Fugitive Telemetry (2021)
TODO
System Collapse (2023)
TODO
Platform Decay (2026)
TODO