Rogue Protocol
2018 • 160 pages

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Average rating4.2

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Probably my favorite in the series so far. I went back and forth between 5 and 4.5 stars but settled on the latter mostly because most of the humans felt like the same character with a different name, and I had a hard time remembering who was who (though that's likely a me problem with audiobooks). Both book 2 and 3 have made me care waaay more about the bots than the humans, which is probably intended.

I am loving the subtle yet consistent character development for Murderbot. In book 1 it started as literally unable to look at humans while now it's got this protective instinct despite its best efforts not to care one bit.

Also, Miki! Oh god, that was so sad. Oh, and we're going back to Mensah now??

May 12, 2025