Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for sending me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review. 

 

Martha Wells’ Murderbot series is one of my all-time favorites, so it should be no surprise that I really enjoyed this next installment. In Fugitive Telemetry we’re back to the novella format (a bit sad after how much I enjoyed the full-length novel for book 5) with some new faces and some old favorites. Murderbot remains as snarky as ever with a sense of humor I never get tired of. 

 

Fugitive Telemetry is more of a standalone than books 2-5, and it’s a bit ambiguous on when it takes place in relation to events in the other books (it might even fit better between Exit Strategy and Network Effect instead of after Network Effect as it currently appears). However, I would still recommend reading the entire series before diving into this one to fully understand what’s going on (and also to fall in love with the series as much as I have). 

 

I do wish there was a bit more connection between Fugitive Telemetry and Network Effect, since the previous book ended with a good set up for a new story line. Perhaps, though, this is just an interlude and things will take off in the next book, or maybe everything will connect going forward in ways I can’t imagine. Whatever the case, Fugitive Telemetry also introduced several new story possibilities and, of course, I want to read all of them and can’t wait for the next book. 

 

Thank you again to NetGalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for the privilege of reviewing an ARC.