#68 in Science fiction
Fugitive Telemetry
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #4
- Locus Award for Best Novella
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Our view
The sixth Murderbot story is a compact whodunnit: a body turns up on Preservation Station and Murderbot must work the case alongside station security staff who are wary of it. It is quick and funny, with a noir flavour and a pointed look at prejudice. Some readers feel the shorter form lowers the stakes after the previous book, find the culprit easy to guess, or miss the narrator’s inner life.
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About the book
The New York Times bestselling security droid with a heart (though it wouldn't admit it!) is back in Fugitive Telemetry! Having captured the hearts of readers across the globe (Annalee Newitz says it's "one of the most humane portraits of a nonhuman I've ever read") Murderbot has also established Martha Wells as one of the great SF writers of today. No, I didn't kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn't dump the body in the station mall. When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people—who knew?) Yes, the unthinkable is about to happen: Murderbot must voluntarily speak to humans! Again! A standalone adventure in the New York Times and USA Today-bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning series! The Murderbot Diaries All Systems Red Artificial Condition Rogue Protocol Exit Strategy Network Effect Fugitive Telemetry System Collapse
Reading order · The Murderbot Diaries
Full order & progress →- The Future of Work: CompulsoryThe Future of Work: Compulsory–Not ranked yet
- All Systems RedStart here
8.38.3 / 10 - Artificial Condition
8.48.4 / 10 - Rogue Protocol
8.38.3 / 10 - Exit Strategy
8.58.5 / 10 - Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
7.97.9 / 10 - Network Effect
8.98.9 / 10 - Fugitive TelemetryThis book
8.38.3 / 10 - System Collapse
8.28.2 / 10 - Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy
7.97.9 / 10 - Platform Decay
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 1,362 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 90% of the weight and the score stays at 8.3 — the Science fiction average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 47 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 1.3K | 97% |
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