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Rated Fugitive Telemetry 6/10

As I was finishing "Network Effect" which was published right before this one, I learned that this next book was something that happened before it. I'm not sure what caused that, but it was a bit odd especially considering where that book left off. The step backwards chronologically irked me a bit. I might've read it before "Network Effect" if I'd known.<br/><br/>That aside, it was an interesting whodunit. But the main part I liked was the interaction between Murderbot and the local security and other humans from Preservation. It also continues to amuse me from its POV not only as not-human (ew! lol), but also its asides regarding Preservation's humans towards, essentially, quality of life and rights of sentients compared to what it was used to as a former property of Corporate space. Like, get ahold of these guys! They're so quaint/crazy. It says a lot about our capitalist cultures without talking about us, I think.<br/><br/>Ultimately, the solution was fairly obvious of who murdered the human who was people trafficking. The culprit was immediately suspect to me, but it was still alright to go through the motions of the red herrings and for Murderbot to essentially facepalm at not having thought of it sooner. Seriously, Murderbot. :)<br/><br/>I look forward to NOW moving forward in the next novella and see how it moves forward with its "relationship" and its adoption, of sorts!

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Published 2026-08-18 17:59 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere