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by Martha Wells
Hugo Award · 2021 · WinnerArthur C. · 2021 · ShortlistLocus Award · 2021 · WinnerNebula Award · 2020 · WinnerLocus Award · 2020 · ShortlistDragon Award · 2020 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Award (Best Novel) | 2021 | Winner | |
| Arthur C. Clarke Award | 2021 | Shortlist | |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 2021 | Winner | “Murderbot's first full-length novel won the Locus for the series' beloved narrator, the perfect balance of action and emotional vulnerability, and its meditation on autonomy and found family.” |
| Nebula Award (Best Novel) | 2020 | Winner | |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 2020 | Shortlist | |
| Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 2020 | Shortlist | “Network Effect by Martha Wells” |
About This Book
SecUnit—the socially anxious construct who calls itself Murderbot—and its favorite humans are abducted by a hostile ship. The first full-length novel in the Murderbot Diaries series. Winner of the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
About the Author
Martha Wells is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for the Murderbot Diaries, a series of novellas and novels featuring a self-described 'SecUnit'—a part-robot, part-organic construct who hacked its own governance module and now just wants to watch television serials. The series has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. She won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel twice (Network Effect in 2021 and System Collapse in 2024) and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (Witch King in 2024). Read more →
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