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Narrated by:
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Kevin R. Free
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Written by:
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Martha Wells
About this listen
Martha Wells' New York Times and USA Today best-selling Murderbot series exploded onto the scene in 2017, and the world has not been the same, since.
Murderbot returns in its highly anticipated, first full-length stand-alone novel, Network Effect.
You know that feeling when you’re at work and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot.
Come for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable AI you’ll listen to this century.
I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90-plus percent of my problems are.
When Murderbot's human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action.
Drastic action it is, then.
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- Carole-Anne
- 2020-05-13
Excellent!
I love Kevin R Free as a narator and I wish I could listen to him read about the Murderbot universe forever! This book took me completely by surprise and I am eagerly looking forward to more.
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- Benjamin F
- 2021-02-23
Great story. Talented narrator.
Couldn’t stop listening to this, the author makes me care a lot about the protagonist. The narrator is really effective. The combination of the writing and narration made me kind of feel like I was missing a friend when the book was over.
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- Darcie
- 2025-01-02
Love it
Love everything about this including the narrator. So deeply enjoyable. I can’t wait for more!
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- Macwolf01
- 2021-04-27
Murderbot 1.0 💗
love this series, I love Murderbot's reluctant acceptance of emotions and 'caring' from humans and A.R.T.
one of my all time favourites series ever!! Can't not wait for the next book.
5 stars 🌟
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- Judith
- 2020-09-09
Great story and narration!
Loved it! Got to meet new and old characters! And I really liked the narrator.
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- Jage
- 2022-12-22
story is amazing, narrator makes it phenomenal
this series is one of my favoutotes and one of the few that I read in physocal form first but consistently listen to in audiobook format due to the narrator.
Kevib adds nuance and personality to the characters in a way that highlights murderbots strength as well as vulnerabilities without it being grating. and when other characters speak they have different ways of speaking and tones and i just love it.
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- Jackie
- 2020-08-17
I adore this series
I've marathon the whole series in a week.
The narrator is great, it's an amazing story. <3
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- Fajrdrako
- 2022-03-21
SecUnit is my hero.
Fabulous book. A pleasure beginning to end; the voice of Murderbot is full of insight, wisdom, and snark. The other non-humans are distinctly different and vividly believable. This book put heart in those who were created without one.
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- D. Urquhart
- 2023-05-20
Among my favourite series’ of all time
Very different than the Expanse, but the only other series I’d invest that much time reading. I hope there are many more books to come.
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- Netzah
- 2024-01-30
Best of the series so far
The story format really developed compared to the last five books. This was one of the best ones yet.
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