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A Very Short Murderbot Story

Compulsory (Murderbot Diaries #0.5) by Martha Wells

August 31, 2023 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

In my attempts to conquer my bad reading year (both in quantity and experience) I’ve decided to just read whatever strikes my fancy and stop trying to solve it. At least for now I’m sticking to as many short works or graphic novels/comic books as I feel like reading. I’m also trying to revisit old standbys without re-reading. When I noticed that there was a Murderbot short story I wasn’t previously aware of, I leapt onto it. It is a short story, a very short […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: cbr15bingo, comfort read, Compulsory, Hold Steady, martha wells, murderbot

faintingviolet's CBR15 Review No:21 · Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: cbr15bingo, comfort read, Compulsory, Hold Steady, martha wells, murderbot ·
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