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    Following Protocol by

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

    14 Nov 2025

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    Seth side-eyed Iris, then snorted a laugh when she made a talking motion with her hand. “Uh huh.”

    « Iris, I saw that. My point is, it is frankly insulting that you immediately assume I did something bad— »

    “Peri broke protocol on its last cargo run,” Iris interrupted loudly.

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    Or, Seth finds out that the surprises never end when your kid is a giant homicidal starship.

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    26 Jan 2026

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    There is actually a way out from between a reinforced steel bulkhead and a hard place, but you're definitely not gonna like it by

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

    25 Aug 2021

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    The middle of All Systems Red, but with a few changes to how those pesky combat override modules work, among other things :)

    Now with bonus chapters!

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    The humans were going to want to know what a combat override module was, what it did, how it worked, and most importantly, why it hadn't worked on me. I could answer the first three things just fine, but short of telling my already-jittery clients I was hacked ("so I'm actually one of those scary rogue units you've heard so much about, but the good news is that a combat override module can't hijack a governor module that doesn't work!"), that last thing was going to be a big problem.

    Honestly, even if I did tell them exactly that, which I really didn't want to do, it was going to be a really big fucking problem.

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    19 Jan 2026

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    A New Lexicon by

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

    26 Jun 2025

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    Eighty-five indentured laborers are trapped with little food and no way out. Can one SecUnit help them escape through the Gate despite the obstructions and objections of its governor module?

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    18 Jan 2026

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    Family Portrait by

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

    19 Aug 2024

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    Turns out that if you save the lives of a bunch of kids' family members (multiple times), they might just decide you're pretty cool. Whether you like it or not.

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    13 Jan 2026

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    Social Competition by

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

    08 Jun 2022

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    It's been a while since the last attempted murder/kidnapping, and life is good. Everyone is gathered for a celebration on the Mensah Family Farm.
    The rogue SecUnits invent a new sport. Drs Mensah, Gurathin, and Overse talk about work on their day off.

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    01 Jan 2026