172 pages
English language
Published May 25, 2018
"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries, comes to a thrilling conclusion in Exit Strategy. Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah--its former owner (protector? friend?)--submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending quest for profit. But who's going to believe a SecUnit gone rogue? And what will become of it when it's caught?"--provided by publisher.
I just don’t get tired of Murderbot as a character. Plus, now that the world building and characters are more established, it’s easier to follow the plot, which was something I found a little difficult in the first two books. I cannot wait to keep reading this series!
This book concludes the original Murderbot tetralogy. It's quite a ride with a lot of action, strategic planning but also quiet moments where Murderbot considers their future and their relations to other beings, especially humans. The action scenes were well written but I liked the quieter ones a bit more. Beautiful ending.
A reunion with the characters from the first book & a satisfying conclusion that is still left open for sequels (which indeed there are).
Well, I have to wait a few months for more Murderbot, but this was a great story. I'm going to go stand facing the wall for a bit now...
