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Book Review: Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) by Martha Wells

July 9, 2025 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

Cover art by Jaime Jones

Network Effect by Martha Wells

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: The Murderbot Diaries (Book #5)

Genre: Science Fiction

Pages: 346 pages (Kindle Edition)

Word count: 112,000 words

Published: 5th May 2020 by Tordotcom

I can say with ease that Network Effect, the fifth title and the first full-length novel in the series, is the best book in The Murderbot Diaries so far.

“Oh shit, my media!…No, wait, I had access to some of it.”

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TS’s Monthly Wrap-Up : Nov 2022

December 5, 2022 TS Chan Comments 0 Comment

Hello all, and welcome to my Science Fiction November monthly wrap-up. While not all of my reads are strictly within the science fiction genre, I would argue that a couple of them are genre-blending enough to qualify as fantasy scifi and scifi horror. I think the Book of the Month will come as a surprise… to absolutely no one.

NB. Books are rated within its genre. For avoidance of doubt, rereads are not considered for Book of the Month.

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