Hugo Award Best Novel Winner
Network Effect
by Martha Wells
Summary
The self aware security construct known as Murderbot, who would rather watch serialized entertainment than interact with humans, is pulled into a rescue when its human clients are abducted. Reuniting with a sardonic transport ship intelligence, it untangles a conspiracy while reckoning with its own attachments. Wells balances fast action and sly humor with a tender study of autonomy and friendship.
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Historical Context & Significance
This was the first full length novel in the popular Murderbot Diaries series, which had previously won Hugos in shorter forms.