This is a short story which follows Exit strategy, from the point of view of Doctor Mensah.
Who wouldn't love Dr Mensah ? I don't love her as much as the Murderbot but still, she's a wonderful human being. Her world is something terrible that ours might well be turning into quicker than we would wish it, but she stands for human values... and for half bots/half humans to be recognized as sentient. She's also having a hard time recovering from her recent experiences.
This story is told from her point of view this time, which allows us to see the Murderbot from the outside, which is good. We learn that there is a possibility for SecUnits to have a change of status, but what will really happen ?... I'll see that next month, reading Network effect, the next novel in the series. Fortunately, the end of this month isn't far so I won't have to wait too long !
"She knows SecUnit is not so much taunting her with its abilities as refusing to pretend to be anything other than it is."
Great review. I never read these books. They sound good, though.
ReplyDeleteOh they are, and they are such fun, good for the morale :)
DeleteAnother one I need to add! I'm glad she's telling so many stories in this world. :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I just started Network effect last evening :)
DeleteI somehow missed this one that only seemed to be available in the States with a pre-order of Network Effect, but I'm hoping for an individual release at some point. There is a little bit of this story in Network Effect from Murderbot's POV. I adore Dr. Mensa, too.
ReplyDeleteI hope it will be included in another novel, as authors/editors sometimes do, Dr Mensah is great :)
DeleteI have the first book in this series, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet! Everyone seems to love it though, so I'm sure I'll get to it eventually. :)
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Ah, sometimes we have a book on our shelves for months or years and when we get to it, we wonder why it took us so long ? I resisted a bit to All systems red before I gave it a go and was hooked :)
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ReplyDeleteHave a great week, with tulips and green grass :)
DeleteOoh I need to get this!
ReplyDeleteI bet you do ^^
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