My only resolution
The only New Year's resolution I made for myself this year was to read more books. I've missed reading them. Plus I have a few on my kindle I have been meaning to read and I have some on my bookshelf that I have had forever that I have also been meaning to read.
I bought I book just before Christmas called All Systems Red by Martha Wells:
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.
It is more of a novella so I finished it pretty quickly. It is so good. I absolutely loved the protagonist, and their pov is so well done. They have a dry sense humor and a great inner monologue. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves sci-fi or just loves a really well written character. A sequel is set to be released in May. I am so excited.
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I bought I book just before Christmas called All Systems Red by Martha Wells:
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.
It is more of a novella so I finished it pretty quickly. It is so good. I absolutely loved the protagonist, and their pov is so well done. They have a dry sense humor and a great inner monologue. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves sci-fi or just loves a really well written character. A sequel is set to be released in May. I am so excited.
This entry was originally posted at https://fall-into-your-sunlight.dreamwidth.org/32571.html