Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' WITCH KING.Īfter being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. These POV time jumps are perfectly aligned to give the reader all the necessary information at just the right moment in the story.įrom the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes a remarkable story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose.

The story takes off immediately and through a series of time jumps from present to past and back again, all the information is provided to not only allow the reader to join Kai and his friends on the journey to figure out the mystery of who betrayed them, but how they all met each other and became friends in the first place. Buy hey, he's a demon and that's how he rolls. The story starts with Kai awakening after being murdered. I feel I liked this one so much because I listened to it and may have missed some of the nuances had I just been reading. His voice was perfect and conveyed real feeling through the words. I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.“This is true high fantasy complete with a diverse character list, explanations of magics used, descriptions of the world and the different factions operating to bring about events.The narrator speaking with Kai's POV was fantastic. 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.Ĭome for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. 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.

I'm usually alone in my head, and that's where 90 plus percent of my problems are. 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.Ĭome for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel, Network Effect.

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