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The Murderbot Diaries – the novellas and the short stories. Some were re-reads, some were new to me

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol by Matha Wells

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory by Martha Wells

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

July 26, 2025 by Malin 2 Comments

My original reviews and ratings for the first four novellas can be found here. CBR17 Bingo: Favourite (goes for the whole series, and the protagonist) All Systems Red Nowhere Book Bingo 25: First in a series   It’s been five years since I first read The Murderbot Diaries, and it was interesting to revisit the original novella. This was selected as the January selection for my real-life book club (with the option to read the other three if people had time). While a lot of the members really enjoyed […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adapted into TV, adventure, artificial intelligence, buzzwords cover, cbr17, cbr17bingo, favourite, found family, friendship, Malin, martha wells, Matha Wells, mystery, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, short story, space opera, the Dark Corner, The Murderbot Diaries

Malin's CBR17 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: #Science Fiction, adapted into TV, adventure, artificial intelligence, buzzwords cover, cbr17, cbr17bingo, favourite, found family, friendship, Malin, martha wells, Matha Wells, mystery, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, short story, space opera, the Dark Corner, The Murderbot Diaries ·
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A very sweet adventure story, gorgeously packaged

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

March 26, 2025 by Malin 3 Comments

4.5 stars Buzzword Cover Challenge 25: Celestial (there is a big moon and several stars on the cover) What if in The Princess Bride, Buttercup didn’t sit at home and mourn for Westley when he was captured by pirates, but instead went off to try to rescue him? Of course, that would mean Buttercup had any agency at all in either the novel or the film, and she really doesn’t. But if Buttercup was a young woman named Tress, from a barren and fairly desolate […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, adventure, audiobook, brandon sanderson, cbr17, curse, dragons, magic, Malin, michael kramer, quest, Secret Project, the cosmere, the Dark Corner, The Princess Bride

Malin's CBR17 Review No:18 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, adventure, audiobook, brandon sanderson, cbr17, curse, dragons, magic, Malin, michael kramer, quest, Secret Project, the cosmere, the Dark Corner, The Princess Bride ·
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