14,5 x 20 cm, 416 pages

Français language

Published January 2025 by L'Atalante.

ISBN:
979-10-360-0054-6
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« Dans la catégorie androïde, je suis une SecUnit séditieuse. Il y a beau temps que j’ai piraté mon module superviseur et j’ai pris goût au libre arbitre. Cela m’apparente-t-il au genre humain ? Beurk. Sûrement pas. Dans l’ensemble les humains sont des imbéciles répugnants dévorés par leurs émotions. »

Mais on ne se refait pas. Ou bien si, justement. Et quand une mission d’exploration de ceux qui l’ont accueilli dans leur communauté tombe sous l’assaut d’un bâtiment hostile, AssaSynth n’hésite pas à payer de sa personne. À plus forte raison si la situation tourne à l’inextricable : un vaisseau qui-n’est-pas-son-ami (« ça n’a rien à voir avec les interactions humaines ») décérébré, des pirates contrôlés par un implant sauvage, un monde dévoyé qu’on s’arrache et jusqu’à une ado encombrante trop futée. Il faut protéger les uns (y compris d’eux-mêmes), rentrer dans le lard des autres. Et attention : …

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reviewed Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

Network Effect

This novel is always such a delight to get back to on a reread of the series. My love for ART also carries a lot of my feelings too.

I wasn't sure how Murderbot was going to stand up to the longer length the first time I read this, but I like that there's more space for side stories to develop; in particular, we get to see flashbacks to Murderbot and Amena back on Preservation, we get to see Arada grow as a leader, and we get to see Murderbot 2.0.

This novel also reprises previous parts of the series in a really satisfying way. Even more ART (and more ART snark). We get more about Mensah handling trauma. Murderbot 2.0 is an explicit parallel to Miki's death. The ending of this novel escalates the end of Exit Strategy where Murderbot doesn't know how to feel about everybody …

reviewed Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries #5)

Perfected the recipe

She's perfected the MurderBot recipe: awkward AI-AI relationship, friendly humans, emotional discomfort, clever conflict.

Reading time 3 days, 117 pages/day

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reviewed Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries #5)

A great addition to the Murderbot series!

This was a great book. The familiar characters and settings of the Murderbot series, but a longer tale to really flesh out the growing relationship between it, ART, and other humans. It also ends with the promise of more adventures, too! If you're a fan of Murderbot you should pick this one up.

For a full review, check out my blog: www.goodreads.com/review/edit/52381770-network-effect

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  • science-fiction
  • action
  • aventure