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Judge Dredd Year One

Abaddon Books paperback edition of Judge Dredd Year One

I know these 2000AD novels aren’t what you would call mainstream reads for book lovers, since their origins were established in comics, but I love this world. So I’m indulging myself.


System Collapse by Martha Wells (2023)
Robert Nicholson Robert Nicholson

System Collapse by Martha Wells (2023)

Great to be back in the mind of Murderbot again and fantastic to see him/her back to its old self, grumpy and wanting as little as possible to do with humans. System Collapse feels a lot more like the original Murderbot I love.

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Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (2021)
Robert Nicholson Robert Nicholson

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (2021)

Well, it's Murderbot, so you know it's going to be good, even before starting reading.
And we're back to the tried and trusted format of a novella again, thankfully.

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Network Effect by Martha Wells (2020)
Robert Nicholson Robert Nicholson

Network Effect by Martha Wells (2020)

This is a tough one to write.
I absolutely loved all four Murderbot novellas, and desperately wanted this full-length novel to be as good, or even better. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.

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Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (2018)
Robert Nicholson Robert Nicholson

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (2018)

Yet another cracking read!
But I have to admit this is probably my least favourite, not saying it's bad, not at all, it just felt a bit different.

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Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (2018)
Robert Nicholson Robert Nicholson

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (2018)

'Rogue Protocol' reconnects with the first instalment, 'All Systems Red' which is a good thing. Although the story and flow are actually very similar to that book, which isn't such a good thing

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Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (2018)
Robert Nicholson Robert Nicholson

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (2018)

I was going to start this review with a rant about ignoring all those negative opinions saying "This book isn't as good as the first." But if you're the type to be influenced by other people's opinions

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All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2017)
Robert Nicholson Robert Nicholson

All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2017)

Knowing what little I did about this story and main character before I started reading, something called a murderbot, who had hacked its own restricting systems, and could do pretty much what it wanted, to anyone and anything around it, I was expecting a serious novella that would shock and possibly repulse me

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