[ajford]

One of my favorite series in the last few years. The tech side of things are believable enough (at least compared to the usual handwavy nature of sci-fi books) and now I understand why, as it seems Wells has a history in IT!

I'm struggling to not gush about this book and trying to avoid spoilers, but if you like a good sci-fi action/adventure book with a strong lean towards a journey of self discover it's really worth a read.

[moh_maya]

I echo this. If you liked murderbot, you might also like the Battleship Chronicles series by L. Claire (1), and ofcourse, the Imperial Radh series by Ann Leickie (2), and bobiverse, mentioned below, by Dennis Taylor (3), among others..

(1) https://www.goodreads.com/series/391892-the-battleship-chron...

(2) https://www.goodreads.com/series/113751-imperial-radch

(3) https://www.goodreads.com/series/192752-bobiverse

[jandrese]

I read the first three books of the Imperial Radh (Ancillary Justice) series and for all of the love they get online I found them rather dull. There's this fairly dramatic collapse of a galaxy spanning empire happening in the background while the protagonist frets over the level of offense she might cause at the tea party if she chooses to wear the more scandalous gloves. The last book gets a bit more into the fractured psyche of the ruler, but even that gets shoved in the background far more than you would expect so the protagonist can worry about how she might hurt the feelings of the local planetary governor if she doesn't show up for his garden party.

The protagonist is basically a disconnected Borg drone, although in their universe the drones are left with a bit more autonomy than the Star Trek equivalents, but because the protagonist is disconnected it doesn't matter nearly as much as you would expect.

If you're interested in a big space opera about an empire falling apart I found the Collapsing Empire series by John Scalzi to be much more engaging.

[VyseofArcadia]

Seconding the Imperial Radch series, which has a similar "not exactly human" perspective.

[definitelyauser]

Are they any longer? Murderbot is a nice read, but it feels like really expensive short stories.

By the time the book gets going, it's already over.

[pragmatick]

I don't think I've ever seen a recommendation for books with less reviews than The Battleship Chronicle. That's not bad per se, just unusual.

[alexitorg]

Cool, I like the other three, I'll give battleship chronicles a go.

[CBLT]

Seconded - I enjoyed the audiobooks for Murderbot by Graphic Audio. I originally found them on a torrent tracker when I was searching for something else, and after enjoying the free trial I bought the series through Graphic Audio's website.

[ZeroGravitas]

I listened to the version narrated by Kevin R Free, which I enjoyed. It was my first experience with audiobooks so I don't have much to compare but I did read some reviews of the Graphic Audio versions which suggested they were not considered good by some listeners, even those that liked other productions from the same source.

[technothrasher]

I enjoyed the series for a while. But it was around about the detective mystery story one that I got bored and wandered off to read the Bobiverse books by Dennis Taylor.

[imzadi]

Bobiverse is great but the latest book is too much like the Expeditionary Force books without Skippy.

[mmaunder]

Thanks will do. A colleague also loves the series.

[helf]

It is easily in my top 5 series of all time. I adore it.