Left Bank Books welcomes fantasy writer Martha Wells, who will discuss her new book, NETWORK EFFECT: A MURDERBOT NOVEL, on Facebook Live at 7pm on May 12. Wells will be in conversation with St. Louis author Ann Leckie. Join us on our Facebook Page and order a copy of Network Effect from Left Bank Books to support authors and independent bookstores: https://www.left-bank.com/book/9781250229861
Martha Wells’ New York Times and USA Today bestselling MURDERBOT series exploded onto the scene in 2017, and the world has not been the same, since.
Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel, NETWORK EFFECT.
You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you’re a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you’re Murderbot.
Come for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. you’ll read this century.
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“I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.”
When Murderbot’s human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action.
Drastic action it is, then.
“The MURDERBOT series is a heart-pounding thriller that never lets up, but it’s also one of the most humane portraits of a nonhuman I’ve ever read. Come for the gunfights on other planets, but stay for the finely drawn portrait of a deadly robot whose smartass goodness will give you hope for the future of humanity.” –Annalee Newitz
“I love Murderbot!”–Ann Leckie
“We are all a little bit Murderbot.”–NPR
Martha Wells has written many fantasy novels, including THE WIZARD HUNTERS, WHEEL OF THE INFINITE,, the Books of the Raksura series (beginning with THE CLOUD ROADS and ending with THE HARBORS OF THE SUN), and the Nebula-nominated THE DEATH OF THE NECROMANCER, as well as YA fantasy novels, short stories, and nonfiction. Her New York Times and USA Today-bestselling MURDERBOT DIARIRES series has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards.
Ann Leckie is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Award winning novel ANCILLARY JUSTICE. She has also published short stories in Subterranean Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Realms of Fantasy. Her story “Hesperia and Glory” was reprinted in Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition edited by Rich Horton.
All you need to do to participate is log in to your personal Facebook account, go to Left Bank Books’ Facebook Page, “Like” the page, and wait for the livestream to begin on the page (you may need to refresh the page periodically until the stream begins).
