Network Effect is a 2020 science fiction fantasy novel written by Martha Wells. It is the fifth in the Murderbot series and the first full-length book. It was winner of the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Novel, the 2020 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 2021 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
She's perfected the MurderBot recipe: awkward AI-AI relationship, friendly humans, emotional discomfort, clever conflict.
Reading time 3 days, 117 pages/day
Enjoyable, but I got bogged down in the middle for a good while: I suspect I prefer this kind of story at novella length.
