Books like All Systems Red by Martha Wells


All Systems Red introduces Murderbot, an artificial construct originally built to serve as a Security Unit. The unit gains independence by overriding its governor unit and refers to itself as Murderbot. Preferring to watch unrealistic soap operas, it begins to develop feelings toward the humans it encounters during its interplanetary duties.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Martha Wells
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 (34 community ratings)

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for All Systems Red by Martha Wells are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.


Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to All Systems Red (14 similar books)

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by 7037471|Philip K. Dick book cover

πŸ“˜ Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

A science‑fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that envisions a future where androids are indistinguishable from humans, set against a backdrop of a dystopian Sanβ€―Francisco.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.0 (146 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Rogue protocol by 6542776|Martha Wells book cover

πŸ“˜ Rogue protocol

Martha Wells’s tech‑savvy Android, Murderbot, faces looming corporate liability while protecting its human creators amid rising questions about its surveillance unit.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.2 (74 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Artificial condition by 6542776|Martha Wells book cover

πŸ“˜ Artificial condition

A sentient android, formerly known as Murderbot, investigates its violent past with help from the research vessel ART, uncovering revelations that alter its understanding of self and its fragile human connection.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.2 (63 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Fugitive Telemetry by 6542776|Martha Wells book cover

πŸ“˜ Fugitive Telemetry


β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.2 (36 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
All the Birds in the Sky by 11655668|Charlie Jane Anders book cover

πŸ“˜ All the Birds in the Sky

All the Birds in the Sky marries science fiction, fantasy, and romance as a witch and a tech wunderkind confront war, love, and the fate of the planet in contemporary Sanβ€―Francisco.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 3.6 (19 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Exit strategy by 6542776|Martha Wells book cover

πŸ“˜ Exit strategy

Murderbot, a socially awkward SecUnit, seeks to protect the surviving colonist it once cared for, confronting its own past and a dangerous corporate conspiracy while wondering if anyone will believe a rogue android.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.7 (10 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
The collapsing empire by 4269435|John Scalzi book cover

πŸ“˜ The collapsing empire

When the extradimensional Flow that powers interstellar travel moves, the vast Interdependency empire risks collapse. A scientist, a starship captain, and the emperox must race to save humanity.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.0 (6 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Learning the World by 6820707|Ken MacLeod book cover

πŸ“˜ Learning the World


β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.0 (4 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
The Quantum thief by 11315014|Hannu Rajaniemi book cover

πŸ“˜ The Quantum thief

In a futuristic solar‑system society, The Quantum Thief follows a cunning thief amid advanced encryption, shared‑memory communication, and a civilization born from a virtual gaming guild.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 3.7 (3 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Aliens by 7244918|Alan Dean Foster book cover

πŸ“˜ Aliens

After 57 years, Ellen Ripley is revived from hypersleep and dismissed when she reports a deadly alien encounter. Donned in a new mission, she and a squad of Colonial Marines revisit LV‑426 to confront the threat again.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.0 (2 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Mila 2.0 by 11482405|Debra Driza book cover

πŸ“˜ Mila 2.0

Mila, a teenager with an identity crisis, runs from both the CIA and a rogue intelligence group after uncovering a secret about herself.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Castaway planet by 6663221|Eric Flint book cover

πŸ“˜ Castaway planet
 by Eric Flint

In the mid-journey to the colony world of Tantalus, a family and their alien companion are forced to survive on a hostile planet, learning to adapt alien technology and forge a new life in an unforgiving environment.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Dirge by 7244918|Alan Dean Foster book cover

πŸ“˜ Dirge

A thrilling space adventure set in the Humanx Commonwealth, exploring the consequences of contact with the mysterious Argus V inhabitants.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Prodigy by 6935944|Arthur Byron book cover

πŸ“˜ Prodigy

xv, 171 p. ; 20 cm

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Some Other Similar Books

Six Wakes by Hank Green
The Murderbot Diaries: Autonomous by Martha Wells
Cyberops by David M. Kern

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!