In “All Systems Red,” Murderbot’s hiding the fact that it’s hacked its governor module and is a free agent, deflecting attention by serving the team of scientists that has engaged its services as if it were just another SecUnit - but when the team is attacked, Murderbot’s autonomy is the only thing protecting its humans from hostile takeover by a corporation called Gra圜ris. The first book, “All Systems Red,” won both Nebula and Hugo Awards this year and is definitely the place to start. A single grumpy security unit - Murderbot - fights for life, liberty, and the pursuit of hours and hours of soap operas. Martha Wells’s EXIT STRATEGY (Tor.com, $17.99) is the fourth and final part of her brilliant Murderbot Diaries, a series of far-future novellas set in a universe worn out by corporate indifference and bureaucratic inertia. In other words, it’s an especially excellent time to hole up with some fantastic books, so here’s a roundup of recent robots, ghosts and a variety of monsters to take with one’s tea. It’s that deepening part of autumn where darkness spreads wetter and colder, paving a path for winter and illness, and eliciting a general reluctance to leave one’s home.
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