At this point though, I would expect nothing less from a Murderbot novella they’ve become my go-to books for reliable entertainment.īut as I’ve noted before in my reviews of the previous volumes, the Murderbot Diaries is also a surprisingly introspective and conceptual approach to our understanding of human nature, specifically asking the question “What does it mean to be human?” Granted, most of it is seen through Murderbot’s eyes, whose unique attitude and perspective on the matter certainly injects a lot of humor into it. I blew through it in a little more than an hour, which should tell you at least how much I enjoyed it.
Maybe it was the fast-paced plot, or the fact this was probably the most suspenseful and action-oriented installment so far, but Rogue Protocol felt like a very short read.
Eventually though, every team member-whether human or A.I.-becomes an invaluable asset as their ship arrives at the planet where a defunct Gra圜ris terraforming facility awaits, not quite willing yet to spill all its secrets. But a hitch in this plan occurs unexpectedly, when Murderbot realizes that one of the group is an android named Miki who is accompanying its human on this mission as a-colleague? friend? pet? Murderbot can’t quite make sense of the relationship, but Miki’s presence is something of a concern since the other bot would know there is something more to “Rin” than meets the eye. Whatever they’re doing might be worth investigating, so before long, Murderbot once more finds itself on a transport ship traveling to its destination with another group of humans that needs protecting.įortunately, due to some recent modifications, Murderbot is able to pass itself off as an augmented human, presenting itself to the other passengers as Rin, a security expert. Well, that is until recently, when Murderbot discovered that Gra圜ris, the corporation behind the attacks that almost killed the scientists on the expedition that started this whole mess, is up to no good again. who has broken free of its SecUnit programming, but all it wants is to be left alone to enjoy its thousands of hours of entertainment vids in peace. Murderbot’s back again in Rogue Protocol, the third installment in Martha Wells’ series of sci-fi novellas about a rogue A.I. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. I received a review copy from the publisher. Book Review: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
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