#murderbot book

[imitationgame77]

Network Effect Timeline

Events in Network Effect are hard to grasp owing to:

Murderbot's account sometimes jump around with excerpts from memory

Murderbot can multi-task big-time so we get to see lots happening in parallel (That's why I wrote an Amena's pov retelling...)

ART initially tries to be economical with truth

ART's memory was altered

Some of the events were reconstructed and/or told by other people (e.g., SecUnit 3, Leonide, SecSystem)

So. I made this chart:

Yes, I tend to use spreadsheet when I'm trying to sort out parallel lists.

Sorry about the small font!

I just can't get over the fact that ART was sitting and waiting for FIVE DAYS in Preservation. Being worried about its missing crew. Intruders trashing its cabins. Poor ART. (I'm thinking of writing about it from ART's pov...)

[pippasma]

Ok, I'm re-re-reading System Collapse, and only a few pages in it's making me so happy. a) What is ART hiding with its creative accounting? (I actually don't want to know.) b) Iris is ART's Ratthi! And c) can someone please draw Three trying to sit down on a cushion: "It reminded me of the feed vids of very young and very awkward baby fauna with limbs they apparently can't fully control yet." I love Murderbot!

[jammy-badger]

If anyone cares, I made a murderbot playlist that lowkey slaps. I made this specifically focusing on the first four books but if any fans of the show like it that's awesome too!

The awesome fanart on the playlist is by @moggettt (my personal headcanon for MB's appearance!)

[lazerswordweilder]

I love seeing murderbot fanart because it would HATE it

[unlikebee]

hear me out: despite repeated warnings by paul mccartney

strong secunit energy.

"Despite repeated warnings Of dangers up ahead The captain won't be listening To what's being said"

Its giving thiago, its giving all systems red, its giving mb every day on the job.

"He feels that there's a good chance That we have been misled And so the captain's planning To steam ahead"

Big early gurathin vibes, greycris

"What can we do? What can we do? What can we do to stop this foolish plan going through? What can we do? What can we do? (Yeah, yeah!) This man is bound to lose his ship and his crew"

ART in network effect, anyone?

"He had a premonition He senses something's wrong And by his own admission He knew it all along"

Faulty risk and threat assessment its beloved.

"The captain's crazy But he doesn't let them know it He'll take us with him If we don't do something soon to slow it"

Network + System collapse?

[altraviolet]

Have you read the Murderbot Diaries?

Hi anon! I've read the first book twice. I, unfortunately, didn't love it (that's why I read it twice, to make sure), and I really wish I did. I'm glad it makes so many people happy though!

[jeahtastic]

Murderbot not thinking “whatever” every time it pretends not to care about something challenge (impossible)