

So, acknowledging that none of these books are going to follow the travails of a SecUnit who loves to watch The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon (and I image Martha Wells would have some pointed questions if any of them did), let’s take a look at eight other sci-fi books that, like Murderbot, feature AI and robots that you just can’t help but love. Which is kind of the next best thing, right? So none of these book are Murderbot exactly-only Murderbot itself can claim that distinction-but they do all contain robots and AI and (for the most part) spacefaring companions solving mysteries or fighting back against injustice in the galaxy. Well, kind of yeah, but we want to go into this with appropriate expectations, right? Right.


That’s the premise of this whole article, isn’t it? You’re about to tell us all the books are exactly like Murderbot. I mean there’s a reason so many of us have become obsessed with Murderbot and it’s because nothing else is quite like Murderbot. When it comes to sci-fi books like Murderbot, few can truly live up to the hype.
