Murderbot is back in Fugitive Telemetry (#1,241) by Martha Wells! Now that Murderbot has found a more permanent home guarding Dr. Mensah on Preservation Station, it's been there long enough to be thoroughly bored. And snarky. It's not allowed to freely access the station's many feeds (It did promise not to.), but nobody will leave it alone long enough to hunker down and watch its favorite media feed The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon. How else is it supposed to figure out human behavior, except through watching soap operas?! That is, until the day a murdered human is found on Preservation Station. Can Muderbot assist? Of course it can in this murder mystery!
Such a fun read, if you like snarky characters. Murderbot is one of the best, and its internal dialog makes me laugh out loud, especially when you totally agree with it. I've noticed one interesting thing about this Martha Wells series - Murderbot is a construct, not human, yet you can't help but relate to it. In fact, I always think of Murderbot as a she, but in talking about the book with my husband, he refers to the Murderbot character as he. Ms. Wells uses they/them pronouns in referring to other constructs in the books. I guess it's up to you to decide what to call Murderbot internally once you form an attachment. I know I'm looking forward to further adventures!
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