Exit Strategy

by Martha Wells

172 pages

English language

Published May 25, 2018

ISBN:: 978-1-250-19185-4
OCLC Number:: 1052905153

"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries, comes to a thrilling conclusion in Exit Strategy. Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah--its former owner (protector? friend?)--submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending quest for profit. But who's going to believe a SecUnit gone rogue? And what will become of it when it's caught?"--provided by publisher.

3 editions

Another Hopeful Fool reviewed Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

More like Entry to my heart Strategy

4 stars

I've kind of been hopping about the Murderbot books, so I'm just going through them chronologically now. I had missed this one in my earlier readings, but now I realize it's kind of the tonal "key" to the shift in SecUnit's attitudes in Network Effect.

The ending of Exit Strategy is such a great payoff. It's so understated and compassionate. I loved it.

sotolf reviewed Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

As the others in the series

4 stars

Book was great, way too short though.

enne📚 reviewed Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

Exit Strategy

4 stars

Maybe that was why I had been nervous about meeting Mensah again, and not all the other dumb reasons I had come up with. I hadn’t been afraid that she wasn’t my friend, I had been afraid that she was, and what it did to me.

The band is back together. I really like the way this fourth novella comes back around back to the Preservation Alliance folks that the books started with. It's fun to see Murderbot with the same people and in a similar protection role, but having a lot more agency.

Pin-Lee groaned and rubbed her face. "I'm almost glad you're here."

This is minor, but Pin-Lee also has some amazing moments here and finally gets to pull out her scary lawyering. I love the combination of how both angry at and yet how also protective of Murderbot she is.

Maybe that was why I had been nervous about meeting Mensah again, and not all the other dumb reasons I had come up with. I hadn’t been afraid that she wasn’t my friend, I had been afraid that she was, and what it did to me.

Pin-Lee groaned and rubbed her face. "I'm almost glad you're here."

BoMay reviewed Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

Murderbot to the rescue

4 stars

Murderbot makes new enemies and finds old friends. Another quick read and entertaining episode in the Murderbot series.

laundry0099@bookwyrm.social reviewed Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

Review of 'Exit Strategy' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

I just don’t get tired of Murderbot as a character. Plus, now that the world building and characters are more established, it’s easier to follow the plot, which was something I found a little difficult in the first two books. I cannot wait to keep reading this series!

bookafnd reviewed Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

episode four

5 stars

A reunion with the characters from the first book & a satisfying conclusion that is still left open for sequels (which indeed there are).

Kévin reviewed Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

Review of 'Exit strategy' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This series is a wild ride which I got hooked into from the first book. Murderbot is a character you can really get under the skin of if you're as sarcastic as I am.

Highly recommend getting all four books up front, you'll be reading them all!