Network Effect

De: Martha Wells

Narrado por: Kevin R. Free

Martha Wells' New York Times and USA Today best-selling Murderbot series exploded onto the scene in 2017, and the world has not been the same, since.

Murderbot returns in its highly anticipated, first full-length stand-alone novel, Network Effect.

You know that feeling when you’re at work and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot.

Come for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable AI you’ll listen to this century.

I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90-plus percent of my problems are.

When Murderbot's human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action.

Drastic action it is, then.

©2020 Martha Wells (P)2020 Recorded Books

Worth it!

I loved all the Murderbot books and this one did not disappoint me. Murderbot's journey to figure out what it wants continues, and it does just as well in a full-length novel as it did in the novelas, story-wise. Great stuff, with returning characters and new ones, and a structure that never trips over itself even when it gets complicated. I love it.

Entertaining concept but confusing at the end

I wasn't sure if I would adjust to the concept of a book written from the point of view of an AI, but it was artfully done. I quickly adjusted to the concept and enjoyed it. I appreciated the balance of human-like perspective with machine perspective and the depictions of hacking and code manipulation. The story maintains internal consistency with realistic capabilities and events that fit within the framework established early on. This is a rule that I value highly in science fiction.

The only negative was in the end when the I realized too late that names had been given to various enemy entities along the way that I hadn't even understand to be identifiable entities. My confusion over the names made me lose track of what was happening... part of that was due to listening only to snippets over the course of weeks while distracted by real life. :-)

Best pre-order ever!

No spoilers, just know all your favorite things about this series are all in this for a nice long time.🥰

Highly Entertaining

I have not read the other books in the series as this was a stand-alone. This book did reference some things that had happened previously but was still easy to follow. I highly enjoyed Murder- Bot's perspective and character and recommend this book if you like snarky AI.

Story was not the best

The plot was lacking for me. It got too convoluted and didn’t progress fast enough at certain points. It felt like it could have been written as a short story instead of a full book. The performance was spot on as expected but I just found myself pushing through to get past a few scenes that just wouldn’t end, just so I can move onto the next book in his series.