All Systems Red is the first science fiction novel in the Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells. All Systems Red addresses the ethical questions of sentient robotics. The protagonist is a deadly security droid that surpasses its programming and strikes a balance between self-discovery and the instinct to destroy humanity.
Here are the top 3 reviews and comments that readers love about this fascinating book.
Review 1: All Systems Red audiobook by Steve
Good…but…
The story was interesting and it has a great “hook” to bring you into the story-line rather quickly, however the book falls short toward the end. Now the problem could be me…in that this appears to be an “episode” rather than an a stand alone novel. I only listen to audiobooks, so it may very well be classified as a novella or a multi-part book.
Given that it costs me 1 credit for only a little over 3 hours of listening; I don’t think I will be continuing on with the other episodes. The story and performance just don’t seem worth the time/money when I could spend that same credit on 11+ hours of some riveting story.
Review 2: All Systems Red audiobook by Garrett Stone
I just wish all four stories were one book…
Martha Wells tells a great story, with a fantastic protagonist that I can genuinely relate to. While many people might think of a sci fi setting and picture themselves as a dating adventure hero, I think Murderbot might be the closest thing to how I would picture myself in such a setting; uncomfortable talking to people, would rather be relaxing and enjoying books or movies than pretty much anything else, and when called upon to do battle, might just have 40-60% of my body shot off. I enjoyed every bit of the story.
The good news is that it’s a short novels, so I can easily listen to it again. The bad news is that all 4 of the novellas in the series cost as much as full-length books, which means it costs 4 credits (or $ equivalent) to get as much content as you would get in 1 or 2 standard novels. That part burns a bit, but all in all, still probably worth it.
Review 3: All Systems Red audiobook by Kevin
Great story, but…. unabridged???
This is the first review I’ve ever taken the time to write. I really enjoyed this story and it has a lot of potential, but I kept checking to see if I had accidentally skipped a chapter or whether the audiobook had kept playing in the background when I wasn’t listening. The catalog description claims this is an unabridged recording, but it absolutely feels like its missing pieces of the story. So now after finishing the book 1, I feel a little cheated by the author and audible. This story has really great potential, but I feel like its missing a lot of detail and I often felt like I missed the first half of the chapter. This caused confusion as my mind raced to try and fill in the gaps which only resulted in paying less attention to the narrative. I have no reason to believe this won’t continue for the remaining three books. I feel as though Audible could have easily combined all
four into a single book and charged a single credit. All combined only about 12 hours of listening and this feels about right for a single credit. There are certainly many other excellent books available that are much longer than this.
Now I’m definitely unsure whether I will continue listening to the next 3 unless they are on sale for half price or less.
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