The Murderbot Diaries

Is highly entertaining, very unique protagonist, raises some very interesting ethical/philosophical questions and does far-future sci-fi worldbuilding insanely well.

on HN, 2024

Martha Wells' Murderbot series is a fun holiday read. It's about an autonomous humanoid bot that does security work for expeditions on distant worlds in a corporate-dystopian future and is going through an adolescent emotional crisis

on HN, 2021

I found the books in Wells' "Murderbot Diaries" to be short enough and gripping enough that it is very hard not to trade a night of sleep for finishing them in one setting.

on HN, 2021

These were so enjoyable I read them all straight through twice. I'm now reading through the Japanese translation of them as well.

on HN, 2022

They're fun to read. The setting is cool and the worldbuilding is shallow but effective (i.e., don't read it if you want game of thrones in space). Each novella takes an afternoon to read.

on HN, 2024

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Welles --> kind of trashy but fun and enjoyable.

on HN, 2018