{"id":25895,"date":"2026-03-02T16:08:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=25895"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:40:03","slug":"exit-strategy-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/25895","title":{"rendered":"Exit Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exit Strategy<\/em> (2018) Martha Wells<\/a> (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)<\/p>\n

\"Exit<\/p>\n

Listening to the SecSystem\u2019s audio, I heard a crew member in the corridor say, \u201cI\u2019ve never seen one out of armor. They really do look human.\u201d <\/p>\n

I made a gesture in that direction that I had only seen in the shows that were rated high on the obscenity scale. Gurathin saw me and made a choking noise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll have to wait to discuss it,\u201d Pin-Lee told them. \u201cIt can\u2019t enter into any contractual agreements until it completes its memory rebuild.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d I asked her. \u201cBecause my owner says so?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNo, asshole,\u201d Pin-Lee said. \u201cBecause I\u2019m your legal counsel.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you want<\/em>? <\/p>\n

I suddenly got: I want to kill you<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Okay, I was a little offended. Why? You don\u2019t even know me<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Cover illustration by Jaime Jones<\/p>\n

Publisher: Tordotcom<\/p>\n

Rating: 9.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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