Sci-Fi & Speculative

Compulsory

by Martha Wells · The Murderbot Diaries series

Murderbot is trying to watch its show when a mining accident forces it to make an inconvenient choice: ignore protocol or save a human. A short, character-driven slice of Murderbot doing the thing it pretends not to care about—heroism—while complaining the entire time.

The Murderbot Diaries in reading order

• 1. All Systems Red — Martha Wells
• 2. Artificial Condition — Martha Wells
• 3. Rogue Protocol — Martha Wells
• 4. Exit Strategy — Martha Wells
• 5. Network Effect — Martha Wells
• 6. Fugitive Telemetry — Martha Wells
• 7. System Collapse — Martha Wells
• 8. Platform Decay — Martha Wells
• Compulsory — Martha Wells
• Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory — Martha Wells

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