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All Systems Red

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Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award for Best Novella
Winner of the Alex Award
A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller

Now an Apple Original series from Academy Award nominees Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and starring Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård.

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

Editions (1)

ISBN9781250214713
PublisherMacmillan USA
Publication Date01/22/19
Pages171

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  • nureineseitemehr
    nureineseitemehr

    34 Followers

    4.5

    murderbot is the "understandable, have a great day" meme.

    Oct 28, 2025

  • faanielibri
    faanielibri

    208 Followers

    4.0

    Murderbot und ich könnten gute Freund*innen werden. Das war kurzweilig und hat Spaß gemacht.

    Jun 30, 2025

  • malima1998
    malima1998

    30 Followers

    5.0

    I love socially awkward, shy and media-obsessed murderbot <3 What a fun novella!

    Aug 2, 2024

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"Or drown; I guess they could drown." Ah ja, das ist etwas, das könnten Menschen durchaus tun. 😂

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