{"id":24006,"date":"2024-10-13T20:56:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T00:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=24006"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:40:24","slug":"all-systems-red-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/24006","title":{"rendered":"All Systems Red"},"content":{"rendered":"

All Systems Red<\/em><\/a> (2017) Martha Wells<\/a> (The Murderbot Diaries #1)<\/p>\n

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I said, \u201cIt\u2019s part of my job, not to listen to the System feeds when they . . . make mistakes.\u201d That\u2019s why you need constructs, SecUnits with organic components. But she should know that. Before she accepted delivery of me, she had logged about ten protests, trying to get out of having to have me. I didn\u2019t hold it against her. I wouldn\u2019t have wanted me either.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The last few contracts had been like being an involuntary bystander in one of the entertainment feed\u2019s multi-partner relationship serials except I\u2019d hated the whole cast.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was starting to occur to me that Dr. Mensah might actually be an intrepid galactic explorer, even if she didn\u2019t look like the ones on the entertainment feed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt calls itself \u2018Murderbot,\u2019\u201d Gurathin said. <\/p>\n

I opened my eyes and looked at him; I couldn\u2019t stop myself. From their expressions I knew everything I felt was showing on my face, and I hate that. I grated out, \u201cThat was private.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Murderbot, Dr. Volescu, Dr. Bharadwaj, Pin-Lee, Arada, Dr. Gurathin, Dr. Mensah, Ratthi<\/p>\n

Cover illustration by Jaime Jones Cover design by Christine Foltzer<\/p>\n

Publisher: Tor<\/p>\n

Rating: 10\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All Systems Red (2017) Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries #1) I said, \u201cIt\u2019s part of my job, not to listen to the System feeds when they . . . make mistakes.\u201d That\u2019s why you need constructs, SecUnits with organic components. But she should know that. 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