genre: science fiction
Murderbot is a self-aware Security Unit. He's been hired by Preservation to protect the crew who is surveying a new planet for possible terraforming. He's just not all that particularly interested in doing a thorough job of it - not since he managed to free himself from the programming that could control him. So when things go very wrong, Murderbot's range of choices is far larger than it would be otherwise. When the crew notices he's not like other Security Unit, things get more complicated than Murderbot would prefer.
This was a great listen. It's super short but the narrator is excellent. Murderbot is a lovely blend of cranky old man, a moody teenager and a soap opera obsessed introverted uncle. The interplay of the human team with this AI robot feels pertinent to me and even though the plot didn't necessarily super interest me, I loved the story, if that differentiation makes sense.
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