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Network Effect

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
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Summary

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

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Overlong

Not a thing I thought I would ever say as I complained the previous books were too short, the story is very good but feels padded out, I would really like to see murderbot have to deal with a non corporate problem, let’s have aliens!!

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What if Murderbot but more

I love the Murderbot series. The previous novellas have been some of my favourite reads of the year so the first full length novella was an interesting prospect. I really liked the brevity of the novellas so I as a little trepidatious going into some more long form. Overall though I still really liked it, everything else I love about the series is still here but there's more of it. Murderbot is still hilariously cynical, cringe inducingly anxious, and charmingly endearing. One of the real strengths of the longer page count is that the book is able to dig down more into Murderbot and it's this exploration of character that works so damn well. Also one of my favourite non human, non augmented human, definitely an asshole side characters is back.

I'm not as into the main plot of Network Effect, the whole lost colony with nefarious something or other mystery didn't work that well for me and really wasn't all that compelling but it does expand the world building well. I think for the most part I prefer the shorter stuff but Network effect really does set things up well for the series going forward in a way a novella certainly couldn't have achieved while also deepening the characterisation which is great.

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I'm angry it is over

Blew through the entire series in a weekend , it has been years since a character has made me so invested , while some complain about the series layout and pricing I fell so completely in love with the series that it was worth every penny

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We are all Murderbot

Finally a novel length story of Murderbot! Martha Wells doesn't disappoint and the story is brilliant. It can be a little tricky keeping track of the 'versions' but it gives you the chance to read/listen again and love the story again! Looking forward to the next one!

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Best one in the series so far

Very satisfying having storylines from the previous books come together. Good character development, fast paced, funny and very entertaining.

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proper SF! wonderful.

Great fiction, great science. breakneck tale full of twists and turns. many subtleties too in the weaving of the characters, human or not. it's been a while since I came across anything so satisfying!

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Excellent

Excellent story well written and read. Did get a bit confusing when Sec 1, 2and 3 were all interacting, it was difficult to sort out who was speaking.

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A series that gets better with every book

Like Mensah, I too am very fond of murderbot and how they are learning what kind of person they want to be.

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The building of relationships

I was entranced by Martha Wells story throughout. The descriptions enabled me to see the world’s and characters in my mind. I liked the happy ending 😍
For the first few minutes Kevin Free’s narration felt a bit boring but it grew on me and it was masterful.

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Great series

My favorite book in the series so far. Very enjoyable combination of action and humour. The characters are very engaging.

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