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Publisher Description
Martha Wells’s bestselling Murderbot series exploded onto the scene in 2017, and the world has not been the same, since. Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length stand-alone novel, Network Effect.
You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you’re a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you’re Murderbot.
Come for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. you’ll read this century. I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are. When Murderbot’s human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action. Drastic action it is, then.
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“Wells continues to find sensitive and effective directions for Murderbot’s character growth. This whole series is fantastic, and this novel is no exception. If anyone had any doubts about Murderbot’s ability to carry a full length novel, this should put them to rest.”
— SFRevu
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“If the first books were episodes in a four-part TV miniseries, then Network Effect is the feature-length movie with the bigger budget and scope…Network Effect is a wonderful continuation of the series, and I highly recommend it.”
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“I might have a little bit of a thing for a robot. Its name is Murderbot… Network Effect [is] great.”
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“This is a perfectly paced space opera adventure novel… I could read about Murderbot all week."
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“Anyone who enjoys humor-infused space operas won’t want to miss this.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Awards
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A May 2020 LibraryReads Pick
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Finalist for the Nebula Award
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
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An NPR Best Book of the Year
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A BookRiot Pick of Best Books of the Year
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Finalist for the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Novel
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A 2021 Hugo Award - Nominee for Best Series
Network Effect Listener Reviews
- — John Atwood, 9/29/2025
- — Kay Reutner, 5/29/2025
- — Patricia, 12/12/2024
- — Matthew Grierson, 8/28/2024
- — Patsy Thorsbakken, 12/19/2023
- — Colder68, 12/31/2022
- — Jonathan Hepburn, 9/28/2022
About Martha Wells
Martha Wells is the author of a number of fantasy novels, including the Nebula-nominated The Death of the Necromancer. Her short stories have been published in Black Gate, Realms of Fantasy, and Stargate magazine, and in several anthologies. She is also the author of the media tie-in novels Stargate Atlantis: Reliquary and Stargate Atlantis: Entanglement and a Star Wars novel, Empire and Rebellion: Razor’s Edge.
About Kevin R. Free
Kevin R. Free is an audiobook narrator and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several AudioFile best narrations of the year selections. Known for his work with young-adult novels, he has read titles by Rick Riordan, Walter Dean Myers, and Joe Haldeman. In 2011 he was named a Best Voice in Young Adult and Fantasy from AudioFile magazine for his narration of Myers’ The Cruisers: Checkmate.