All Systems Red
by Martha Wells (Tor, 2017); audiobook read by Kevin R. Free (Recorded Books, 2017)
An engaging piece of SF characterisation, enhanced by Free’s audiobook narration but let down by an unremarkable ending. Denouement notwithstanding, Wells constructs an intricate yet credible scenario and Murderbot, though adding little to the ‘what is human?’ canon, proves a worthy ambassador.