Meet Murderbot, a SecUnit tasked with protecting a group of humans surveying an undocumented planet. The plot is a simple “someone is trying to kill us so we got to escape from the planet,” however, what makes this story great is how everything is told from Murderbot’s perspective. Murderbot actually jailbroke itself, and its personality shines through at every moment, it just wants to be left alone and work when needed...

Author: Martha Wells.

Started: 28 Aug 2025.