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The fan favorite — Murderbot meets the one robot it cannot figure out. In Rogue Protocol, the third novella of The Murderbot Diaries, our anxious, media-addicted SecUnit travels to the planet Milu on a mission: gather evidence against GrayCris, the corporation behind the massacre it once failed to prevent.
Posing as an augmented human security consultant, Murderbot hires itself out to researchers exploring abandoned GrayCris terraforming facilities — and collides with Miki, an earnest, naive “pet robot” whose innocence both baffles and charms it. Watching the deeply antisocial Murderbot try to process genuine friendliness from a machine even more guileless than itself is some of the funniest and most touching writing in the series.
Packed with Martha Wells’s signature wit, explosive action, and a sneaky emotional core, Rogue Protocol is the installment longtime readers press into newcomers’ hands. Read after Artificial Condition for the full arc — or as proof that a story about killer robots can be deeply, unexpectedly sweet.
Rogue Protocol
Murderbot is back — and it has a new mission. In Rogue Protocol, the third novella in Martha Wells’s beloved Murderbot Diaries series, our favorite anxious, media-addicted SecUnit travels to the planet Milu, determined to gather evidence against GrayCris, the corporation behind the massacre it once failed to prevent. It’s grumpy, it’s lethal, and it would really rather be watching its serials.
Posing as an augmented human security consultant, Murderbot is hired to protect a team of researchers investigating abandoned GrayCris terraforming facilities on Milu. There it meets Miki — an earnest, naive “pet robot” whose innocence both confuses and charms the deeply antisocial Murderbot.
Packed with Wells’s signature wit, heart, and explosive action, Rogue Protocol is a fan favorite in the series that redefined science fiction’s rogue AI. Whether you’re a longtime fan or discovering Murderbot for the first time, this is sci-fi at its most fun — first published by Tor.com in 2018.
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