Action-packed future sci-fi espionage thriller future-noir sequel. Probably the most purely sequel of the Murderbot sequels, so far. The James Bond-esque cold opening picks up pretty much right where Rogue Protocol left off. The previous two feel kind of free-floating, but Exit Strategy would be a little hard to follow without having read the other books first. Has more of that Murderbot tradecraft and computer system wizardry we've come to love and expect. The battle where Murderbot uses a passel of randomly moving maintenance bots to create an obstacle course reminds me of a video game level. I like the descriptions of the tube transport people movers on TranRollinHyfa. Preservation is kind of set up to be kind of an Anarres.