null reviewed Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
Filler
4 stars
This is a good story, feels like a good little bit of world building... but it feels like nothing of consequence happens.
Hardcover, 176 pages
Published April 27, 2021 by Tor.com.
This is a good story, feels like a good little bit of world building... but it feels like nothing of consequence happens.
Another good read in the murderbot series, not much story arch but a good story.
I realize I might be a bit of an outlier with this one, but I felt this was a decidedly mixed experience. I loved "All Systems Red", and thought Murderbot was probably the most relatable character I'd come across in fiction, but the subsequent novellas were rather less satisfying and I'm afraid this one is no exception. There's still a little of the charm of the first book, but it does rather feel submerged in exposition and parenthetical asides.
This is a bit of a 'flashback' novella set when Murderbot's first few weeks in Preservation. It was a neat chance to see more of how Preservation works in comparison to the Corporate Rim. As for the investigation itself, I had an inkling as to who the culprit was, but not the motive or the how and regardless it was still enjoyable.
It's great in so many sorts of ways, but isn't it getting to be a bit repetitive? It feels like there's an entire interesting universe just around the corner but we never get to see it.