Science Fiction · LightMurderbot, a security android, joins a research expedition that runs into a hostile vessel and a wormhole
Network Effect
by Martha Wells
The first full-length Murderbot novel
Tor Books published the novel on 5 May 2020, and it runs to 350 pages. It is the fifth book of the Murderbot Diaries and the first full-length novel in the series. A research expedition led by Dr. Mensah runs into trouble with a hostile vessel and ends up following it into a wormhole. Murderbot, a SecUnit, is accompanied by Dr. Mensah, Amena, Thiago and ART.
More about this book
Who
Murderbot, Dr. Mensah, Amena, Thiago, Dr. Arada, Dr. Overse, Dr. Ratthi and ART.
World
A research expedition, a hostile vessel and a wormhole.
What makes it different
It is the first full-length novel after four novellas. It won the Nebula in 2020, and the Hugo and the Locus Award in 2021.
Feel
Sardonic and quick.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- Network EffectWikipedia