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finished reading Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

Martha Wells: Fugitive Telemetry (EBook, 2021, Tor Books)

The security droid with a heart (though it wouldn’t admit it!) is back in Fugitive …

Okay, this one wasn't quite as engaging as the previous books. It's basically a murder mystery, with less of the hacking and subterfuge that were hallmarks of the other Murderbot stories. It does provide interesting context for Preservation people starting to accept Murderbot more; it's just not as interesting a story as the others.

finished reading Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

Martha Wells: Network Effect (EBook, 2020, Tor Books)

Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards

The first full-length novel in Martha …

The opinion I've generally seen online is that the Murderbot novellas are better than the novels. But I thought this novel was just as interesting as the novellas. The new story elements and plot developments kept the book interesting all the way through. I'll see if that holds up for the next two books, but this one was fine, at least.