But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth. All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries Series 1) by Martha Wells 4.4 (31) Paperback 15.99 Hardcover 16.99 Paperback 15.99 eBook 4.99 Audiobook 0. Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is. On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied 'droid - a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as 'Murderbot.' Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.īut in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn't a primary concern. These lines sum up the general attitude of Martha Wells’ novella, All Systems Red. In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. They were people who had been doing a job and suddenly found themselves in a terrible situation. The main character is a deadly security droid that has bucked its restrictive programming and is balanced between contemplative self-discovery and an idle instinct to kill all humans. We’re pleased to encore the first chapter of Martha Wells’ award-winning novella All Systems Red, the first entry in the bestselling science fiction series, The Murderbot Diaries. In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. All Systems Red is a pretty basic story, but it’s a fun read that feels a bit like a throwback to the science fiction stories of the 1960s and ‘70s. All Systems Red tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. For fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckies Imperial Raadch series, or Iain M. Banks' Culture novels.Īll Systems Red tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. A murderous android discovers itself in 'All Systems Red', a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence. All Systems Red is the tense first science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells series The Murderbot Diaries. For fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or Iain M.

All Systems Red is the tense first science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells' series The Murderbot Diaries.

All Systems Red by Martha Wells