Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

More Murderbotting

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

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In Artificial Condition, we meet back up with Murderbot not too long after it left Dr. Mensah’s group. Its  goal is to find out what happened to it about 35,000 hours ago when it murdered several humans in what it was told was a failure of its programming, but most of its memory of the event was wiped and it wants more information. To do that it boards an empty research transport that’s headed in the direction it wants to go. The transport vessel ends […]

Finally Joining the Murderbot Party

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls by Jane Lindskold

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[CW for underage sex work in the 2nd book review] I finally decided to get All Systems Red from the library and have the next two on hold. I enjoyed it and think it pretty much lived up to the hype. Murderbot is a SecUnit on an uninhabited planet. It’s assigned to a group of scientists who are exploring the planet, but it doesn’t particularly enjoy its job. It hacked its governor module and spends as much time as it can streaming various entertainment media, […]

Murderbot does it again!

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

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I’ve been working my way through the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. I was recently able to get the fourth book, Exit Strategy (2018) from the library. It was a quick, interesting read that added to the Murderbot story. It looks like there are currently six books in the series, with more on the way. I think at this point I’m pretty committed to the series, although I do have a hard time keeping all of the books and the humans in the story straight. So, to […]

“Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many moral dilemmas?”

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

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Ever since one of my friends from book club recommended All Systems Red by Martha Wells, I’ve been working my way through the six novellas in the Murderbot Diaries series. Rogue Protocol (2018) is book 3, and it follows the “Murderbot” on its adventures. So, the Murderbot is a “Secunit.” A Secunit is basically a robot with some organic parts that is built and rented out to be used for security. The Murderbot calls itself Murderbot because it was involved in some kind of mass killing spree before the […]

Happy Bingo Blackout!

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

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BINGO – Question: will the second capture the magic of the first? Will I be able to blackout my Bingo card? Answer: Mostly and yes! Murderbot is out on its own searching for answers about its past. Not really on the lamb but also not looking for any attention either, Murderbot sneaks its way to RaviHyral, the location where it first malfunctioned, in order to get more information about its past. Along the way, Murderbot hitches a ride with a research transport ship that is […]

Alright I get it, and I’m on board!

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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BINGO  – Rec’d by nearly every Cannonballer at this point There is a Security Unit (SecUnit) assigned to protect a group of scientific researchers made up of humans and augmented humans. Typically, these SecUnits are cyborgs with a strong governor unit that very carefully controls the actions and decisions of the cyborg. And for good reason. SecUnits are designed and built to provide deadly security if needed. What this group of researchers don’t know is their SecUnit has broken his governor unit, watches soap operas […]



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