All Systems Red
The Murderbot Diaries
96 pages · Released May 2, 2017 · Tordotcom
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All Systems Red is a well-regarded science fiction novella that explores themes of consciousness and identity through an android protagonist. The story contains minimal violence and mild language, with the main tension coming from mystery and danger rather than graphic content. It's intellectually engaging for older middle-grade and young teen readers interested in sci-fi, featuring a morally complex but ultimately caring protagonist who demonstrates growth and genuine connection despite its cynical exterior.
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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,... 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 At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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- Fiction
- franchise:The Murderbot Diaries
- series:The Murderbot Diaries
- form:novella
- genre:science fiction
- Human-computer interaction
- Life on other planets
- Artificial intelligence
- Androids
- Robots
- Interplanetary voyages
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