Rogue Protocol, Martha Wells
In Rogue Protocol, Murderbot figures out a way it can help Dr Mensah, though naturally while it gets to work on that it ends up entangled with — what else? — protecting a whole new group of humans, along with their pet robot, Miki. Murderbot has a lot of complicated feelings about the relationship between Miki and Abene, which is obviously a parallel to that between Murderbot and Dr Mensah.
This one didn’t really stick in my head very well before I reread it — I knew it was the one with Miki, of course, but to me it’s the least distinctive so far. It’s a bit like the second book over again, with a slightly less compelling companion/foil for Murderbot. It’s not bad, and of course it leads to Murderbot’s conclusion about what it needs to do at the end, but it doesn’t sparkle for me in quite the same way.
Very much looking forward to getting into the final act properly now, with everything fresh in my mind. Here goes…!
I agree, I think Rogue Protocol is the weakest of the four (especially on the heels of ART), but Exit Strategy nails the landing! Hope you enjoy!
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I loved Miki and how Murderbot struggles to understand it. The going through the complex sort of reminded me of Aliens.
It’s true, and I love Miki being surprisingly sarcastic at times!