All Systems Red by Martha Wells begins The Murderbot Diaries, a new science fiction action and adventure series that tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. It appeals to fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or lain M. Banks' Culture novels. The main character is a deadly security droid that has bucked its restrictive programming and is balanced between contemplative self discovery and an idle instinct to kill all humans. In a corporate dominated s pa cef a ring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn't a primary concern. On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied 'droid - a self aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as 'Murderbot.1 Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is. But when a neighbouring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

All Systems Red is the first tense science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells'series The Murderbot Diaries. For fans of Westworld and Ex Machina.

About the Author
Martha Wells has written many fantasy novels, including The Wizard Hunters, Wheel of the Infinite, the Books of the Raksura series and the Nebula-nominated The Death of the Necromancer, as well as YA fantasy novels, short stories, and non-fiction

Awards
Winner of Alex Awards 2018.



Book Information
ISBN 9780765397539
Author Martha Wells
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Tor Books
Publisher St Martin's Press
Weight(grams) 148g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 11mm