All Systems Red

By Martha Wells

All Systems Red - Martha Wells
  • Release Date: 2017-05-02
  • Genre: Adventure Sci-Fi
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,963 Ratings

Description

A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller
Winner: 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella
Winner: 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella
Winner: 2018 Alex Award
Winner: 2018 Locus Award
One of the Verge's Best Books of 2017


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.


"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.

But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.

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.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.

But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

The Murderbot Diaries
All Systems Red
Artificial Condition
Rogue Protocol
Exit Strategy
Network Effect
Fugitive Telemetry
System Collapse


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Reviews

  • Entertaining

    5
    By SH2536
    Overall a great first series story; straight to the point. More interestingly clever reading it from robot's perspective.
  • Very engaging

    4
    By Phlat5
    4 Stars for the engaging plot and intriguing point of view from a robot. I wanted to read more. BUT, The following books in the series are less than 200 pages and are $10 a pop. $10 for 160 pages for a digital, non-printed book? That’s a bit steep for so little material. If the price drops I would consider buying more of the series.
  • I wish there was more depth to it

    4
    By Osmithy
    I love the concept, but I wish the book had been twice as long, so we could get to know the characters better. With a book this short, I just don’t care about the characters as much as I would like to. Like many other reviewers, I wish the price tag of the books in this series was more in line with other novellas. It’s a good concept and story, but the pricing makes it seem like they think it’s a jaw-dropping incredible story, which it isn’t. But it could have been, if it were longer and had more of a chance to get to know the characters.
  • Good story.

    4
    By Lou Vest
    Readers should know that each book in this series is not a complete book. The story is one beginning, one end, spread out over four books. Four stars anyway.
  • Over-Priced

    2
    By kissambro
    Great story… I love it! TWO stars for the over-pricing of novellas, which should be a novel. I’m going to read the 2nd group of chapters and then stop. I can’t afford the over-pricing scheme.
  • Too short for the price

    1
    By hfrSg557frr42kk86d
    I really liked the first book, and thought the price was reasonable for a novella. I would have bought and read every other one in the series if the price had been similar. But charging $10 or $12 for a 160-page ebook novella, MORE than I would pay for a 500 page paperback? Not a chance. You lose all the potential business from me.
  • Great Read

    5
    By Patrick🕶
    Excellent book. Story was very interesting from the prospective of an AI. Honestly, couldn’t stop reading it. I’m definitely reading the next book in the series.
  • Short read, great fun

    5
    By angryundies
    A refreshing dip into some soft sci-fi with a new perspective
  • Murderbot saves the day

    4
    By Memetic
    A good read, fast paced and entertaining. A little light in plot depth, but has potential for future novelettes. I want more background
  • Thrilling, radical, a and deeply meaningful!

    5
    By Jdvvv
    I usually only listen to audiobooks because I have focus issues, but I never had that problem with the series. The second book is amazing, too.