All Systems Red is a science fiction and fantasy novel. It is the first book in Murderbot Diaries. The book and the series are written by Martha Wells. She writes engaging speculative fiction stories. She has published a good number of young adult novels, fantasy novels, short stories, and some nonfiction essays on science fiction and fantasy subjects as well. If you want to try out more novels from Martha Wells then go with her Rogue Protocol novel. You will also have a good time with her Network Effect novel.
The narration of All Systems Red is done by Kevin R. Free. It was quite a satisfactory performance by the narrator where the accent and tonal quality were all good to listen to.
The prime character of this novel is a deadly security droid. It was something that bucked over its restrictive system programming. It was hanging in balance between an idle kind of an instinct to kill the entire mankind and contemplative self-discover
In a future that is corporate-dominated with spacefaring, the planetary missions should always be approved. They must also be supplied by the Company. The exploratory teams were all facilitated with the Company-provided security androids and that was meant for their safety.
But, safety was not a big concern, especially in a place where all sorts of contracts were granted to the lowest bidder. Things got interesting when a group of scientists somewhere on a distant plan started to conduct surface tests…
This is a book with a story that tackles numerous questions related to the ethics and mannerism of sentient robotics. You will have a good time with the main character and the story of this book.
