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Elemental — Anthology

By 5t4n5

Elemental -- Anthology

Introduction: Once and Future Tsunamis — Arthur C. Clarke
Report from the Near Future: Crystallization — David Gerrold
And Tomorrow and — Adam Roberts
Abductio Ad Absurdum — Esther M. Friesner
In the Matter of Fallen Angels — Jacqueline Carey
Tiger in the Night — Brian W. Aldiss •• [as by Brian Aldiss]
The Strange Case of Jared Spoon, Who Went To Pieces for Love — Stel Pavlou
The Solipsist at Dinner — Larry Niven
The Wager •• [Lords of Avalon] — Sherrilyn Kenyon •• [as by Kinley MacGregor]
Expedition, with Recipes — Joe Haldeman
Tough Love 3001 — Juliet Marillier
Chanting the Violet Dog Down: A Tale of Noreela — short story by Tim Lebbon (variant of Chanting the Violet Dog Down)
Butterflies Like Jewels — Eric S. Nylund •• [as by Eric Nylund]
Perfection •• [Skalan Saga] — Lynn Flewelling
The Compound — Michael Marshall Smith
Sea Child — Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Moebius Trip — Janny Wurts
The Run to Hardscrabble Station — William C. Dietz
The Last Mortal Man — Syne Mitchell
The Double-Edged Sword — Sharon Shinn
Night of the Dolls — Shane Dix and Sean Williams
The Potter’s Daughter — Martha Wells
The Day of Glory •• [Hammer’s Slammers] — David Drake
Sea Air — Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Afterword: Why Elemental? — Steven Savile

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Fugitive Telemetry — Martha Wells

By 5t4n5

Fugitive Telemetry -- Martha WellsAlthough Fugitive Telemetry is tagged as book 6 and Network Effect is tagged as book 5, it seems to me that Fugitive Telemetry is in the time line before Network Effect.   If i read this series again, i would read Fugitive Telemetry before Network Effect.

As to the story:

Murderbot finds himself still on Preservation Station with Dr. Mensah, waiting for the inevitable visit from GrayCris agents when he ends up getting involved in a murder investigation.   Dr. Mensah thinks it would do him some good to work with station security and port authority agents, and so Murderbot decides to help.

This is one of those, no-one-trusts-the-AI-murder-machine, stories, with murderbot having to become a more public person now that it is going to be hanging around with Dr. Mensah doing her security.   But how can Murderbot help in the investigation if it’s not allowed access to any non-public systems and no one else on the investigation trusts it?

All in all, it’s really good but, like i mention, the timeline is a bit screwy and the flow between books could be better managed as it was in the earlier books where it was clear that where we started one book where we left off the previous book.

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Network Effect — Martha Wells

By 5t4n5

Network Effect -- Martha WellsThe next Murderbot installment after Home.

After all the previous books that have all been novellas and two short stories, this book is like The Big Book of Murderbot.   At over 5000 Loc points this is a book to really settle down with and enjoy for a while.

So yeah, lots and lots more of Murderbot shenanigans, with Murderbot finding himself kidnapped, kidnapped again, and then held hostage and lots of other enjoyable escapades besides.   And Murderbot even seems to make a few friends along the way.

Only two books to go after this, i do hope there’s more because Murderbot is one brilliant protagonist.

Next up, Fugitive Telemetry.

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