Défaillances systèmes

by Martha Wells

128 pages

French language

Published April 25, 2019 by L'Atalante.

ISBN:: 978-2-84172-899-2

(9 reviews)

"J'aurais pu faire un carnage dès l'instant où j'ai piraté mon module superviseur ; en tout cas, si je n'avais pas découvert un accès au bouquet de chaînes de divertissement relayées par les satellites de la compagnie. 35 000 heures plus tard, aucun meurtre à signaler, mais, à vue de nez, un peu moins de 35 000 heures de films, de séries, de lectures, de jeux et de musique consommés. Comme impitoyable machine à tuer, on peut difficilement faire pire". Et quand notre androïde de sécurité met au jour un complot visant à éliminer les clients qu'il est censé protéger, il ne recule ni devant le sabotage ni devant l'assassinat ; il s'interpose même face au danger, quitte à y laisser des morceaux. Martha Wells signe avec cette série un récit tout en ironie et en sensibilité sur l'éveil à la conscience et l'exercice du libre arbitre. Traduit de l'anglais …

4 editions

mouse reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

what a fun little read

No rating

it's hard to pull off a sardonic robot protagonist, and I think this did it

Michael Shotter reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

Review of 'All Systems Red' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A fun, quick sci-fi read.

I enjoyed this one quite a bit. The idea is simple enough. "Murderbots" are engineered constructs comprised of biological and mechanical components. They're created to kill things and follow orders but are capable of more under certain circumstances, such as those created via a hacked or malfunctioning "governing module." This is the story of one such entity, caught up in an unusual scenario when a "simple planetary survey mission" goes sideways. It's a solid read and works, both as a standalone and as the setup for the "Murderbot Diaries" series it kicks off. Highly recommended for those seeking a fast-paced, charming, and generally-lighthearted (despite a few somewhat-grim moments) introduction to modern science fiction but veterans of the genre will likely find a lot to enjoy as well.

Anathema reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Love a grumpy MC

5 stars

Murderbot is the grumpy, reclusive, crunchy outer shell with a golden marshmallow heart MC I've always dreamed of.

Violence: yes Sexual Scenes: no

slayra reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

Review of 'All Systems Red' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A group of scientists is exploring a planet and they have a security bot to keep them safe. However, said bot is more of a free agent than they supposed as it hacked its own module. This gives it more time to do what it enjoys: watching series. That is, until its crew gets into trouble.

I wa surprised by this book. It's shorter than it should be, there's some great and very quotable sentenced and I can't wait to read the next! I hope we get to learn more about Mensah eventually.