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Mini, spoiler free review of Platform Decay, by Martha Wells (lemmy.ca)
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Book 8 of the Murderbot Diaries series. Murderbot is sent to rescue some of Mensah’s family members who have been taken hostage on an immense torus built around a dead planet. He has a new emotional status check module, which is equal parts helping and irritating. As usual, the extraction plan doesn't go smoothly. This edition of the series is just okay. It almost seems like Wells was making it up as she went along. It feels like a side story more than a full installment. But it's short and probably worth reading if you've enjoyed the series up till now.

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[–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Ooh I don’t know. I’ve read them over the past few years, but don’t recall all the story lines as individual, separate stories. As for story arcs, I like the interactions with other bots the best and think that’s where the storytelling is most inventive. The friendship with Art and mentoring of Three bring a lightness but also unique elements that are different from other sci fi. I would rather have more books about Murderbot and Art‘s adventures than about the Preservation family.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago

    Agreed, and to be fair, one of the best elements of the series is SecUnit's growth from extreme social anxiety, and you can't simultaneously have consistent growth and also keep the extreme anxiety.

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